Sometimes rose cuttings will sprout new leaves almost immediately after you stick them in the pot ... this has no relation to whether there is anything happening with new roots. The cutting is using stored energy to grow leaves. It also doesn't tell you whether the cutting will root or not. The only way to tell if a cutting will root, is when you see roots. Congratulations on your root! If you were careful when you put the cutting back into the pot, you're probably fine. In a couple of weeks, gently tip the pot upside down and remove the pot to check to see if the media has roots in it. You have experienced why I root my roses in clear orchid pots. When a cutting roots, I can see it. No tugging necessary. Connie

Thanks for all the responses. Having the last 3 houses with the DW on the left seems like second nature and obviously according to Kateskouros it might be the preferably way to go for righties. Having 2 DW would be a good way to test. As best as I could, I just mocked up the set up pulling out a 15" (not an 18") drawer next to the DW and pulled it only the equivalent of 1/2 way since I'd only need the garbage and not recycling. I found myself comfortably straddling the trash between the imaginary sink and the DW. If I didn't have the belief, I had to rinse my dishes too, it might even be preferable. Though I had to stretch a little more then if I didn't have the 18" pull out in the way, it wasn't that big a deal. The plus is that I wouldn't have to walk around the trash pull out during prep to get to the sink --- something I would do much more then scrape plates to put in the DW. LIvewireoak, We finally conceded (and glad we did) to having the sink on the island so all of this is on the island. I initially was going to put the trash on the edge of my prep but using an entire cabinet for trash just doesn't sit well for me. We think for us having it under the sink makes so much more sense. We even tested it at a few model homes, and I barely had to move to the side for my DH to be able to pull the 18" side of the sink base open. Unless, I'm not getting something, I'm thinking now that this set up might even be best. It sound good to not have to go around the trash to get to the sink when I'm prepping. The set up would then be DW, pull out trash 18" cabinet door under the sink, drain side of the sink with the garbage disposal, and 5' prepping area.

i've have a pull out cab right next to my dcs range for 6 years. love it! I believe its 6 or 9" wide- 2 tall shelves can hold litre bottles. I keep oils, vinegars, mirin in this unit. very convenient when cooking. nothing has ever gone rancid or 'bad'. i do keep soy sauces in the fridge after opening.

Hello Deb. The names bush or shrub relates to the way a rose develops during a growing season. They are usually pruned in the coldest time of the year by removing old and unproductive wood. The plant responds by regenerating itself the next growing season, including the production of 4 flushes of bloom, rarely but sometimes less, AND they can beccome huge plants. Genuine species roses that are shrubs, produce single blooms, and are once-flowering only. Old European shrub roses from depths of time also will bloom only once. In the Australian climate, there can be seen a "repeat" bloom on many so-called once-bloomers. All genuine climbers are once-flowering only. And this includes the group known as ramblers. These are the true climbers. Most of the others are sports of Moderns that have mutated to a climbing FORM, i.e. they behave as a rambler. One confusing group refuses to behave according to either of these two growth habits. They are the Noisettes, a diverse group of roses from various origins. The growth habits of climbers/ramblers is fundamentally the production of new canes AFTER flowering (early December here). These canes do not have blooming parts to the ends of the canes, but just grow and grow. This factor is the fundamental departure point for shrubs and climbers. Typically these canes are best constrained from blowing wildly about while they grow, are then pulled down from April on and positioned horizontally on a fence-like support to encourage production of flowering laterals the following Spring. There may be some residual blooming in Autumn. These plants are the typical climbing sports, and names are usually prefixed "Climbing" or Cl.", e.g. 'Cl.Papa Meilland'. The lax-limbed ramblers behave exactly the same way, blooming in Spring-early Summer, and then going into a frenzy of regeneration for example, (various hybrids of Banksias, Multifloras, Moschatas, Wichurianas, and Filipes). These are the plants we ought prune after blooming, if we can get close enough(!), to provide space for regrowth. Left to themselves, the plants will coppice, growing up and over themselves each season. These ramblers are not the plants to put on a fence, arch or pole, but better planted in the open to fend for themselves. The Spring display of course is stunnibg, but it is important to consider the foliage, to maintain beauty thereafter. If you want to use the small arches commonly available from the chains, you really ought consider the appropriateness of the roses you intend to grow there. Some of the Hybrid Musks that throw 6' to 8' canes can be considered, but these become heavy unless cleaned out regularly, else as I have described elsewhere, the rose will be wearing the arch for adornment. There is one rose undeniably suited for these smaller arches, and that is 'Renae'. Pliant, repeat flowering, and fragrant, but still must be cleaned out of old wood. Any repeat flowering rose ought be pruned in Winter, otherwise, after blooming...