Linda, I've been trying to get my DH to help me get a good setup in the basement for overwintering plants for a few years, but he didn't want me taking all the plants to the basement. Year before last I moved my dining room furniture to the basement so I could overwinter my tropicals since we never use the diningroom anyway DH put a stop to that mess (it was really bad) and set up a plywood board on some saw horses for me in the basement and then a y connection from the washer and small hose so I would have a water source. Thanks to my dear friend for teaching me failure isn't all bad. Now I have a great area to overwinter plants