Yes, it's a white Chinese-they have very long, slender necks and large knobs. Most domestic geese come from the European Greylag Goose but Chinese Geese are descendants of the slender Mongolian Swan Goose

I have a tall faucet (Danze Sirius) in my half bath, it goes into a shallow vessel sink (Porche Zen sink), and my townhouse has a lot of water pressure. The water does splash, but I think it would splash less if the plumber had installed the faucet closer to the sink, so that the water stream led directly to the drain. Right now the water stream hits closer to a slanted edge of the sink. However, I get innumerable compliments on my half-bath and the "cool sink and faucet". And even though I have everything wrong - too tall faucet, too shallow sink, too much water pressure, poor faucet placement - the splashing is only moderate. So I think you are right to look at sink size and depth, but I would also make sure that your plumber or contractor (or you!) installs the gooseneck with a proper alignment to the sink as well. Hope this helps.

Actually, I like a nice green...and it looks a lot better than the blue, with butcher block, IMHO. I love blue, but over the years, I've found it's hard to make it the main color in a room...without going all white and neutrals with everything else. I think it always looks better, when it's with other colors...green, yellow, orange, etc...except in a sunroom, where you can have white wicker, lots of cushions (with the other colors) plants and flowers. Now that's a pretty combination...I think I just described my sun porch :) Well, after talking to my mom (my design guru LOL) I think we've come up with some great ideas! White perimeter cabinets in the main kitchen, with bunny tiles and blue countertops. Blue on back wall of glass uppers to showcase dishes. Green painted island with butcher block countertop. Blue dish cabinet/hutch in dining room...with marble top and white back to upper glass cabinets. In pantry area...blue lower cabinets with shirred fabric all around front (so you'd only see the sides of the cabinets) and white glass uppers, with blue background. White beadboard backsplash. Stainless steel countertops, on either side of white vintage sink with double drainboards. Great for cutting flowers, cleaning vegetables, setting hot pans on, etc. Baking area...white oven/microwave, green cabinet with marble top, closest to oven/microwave. Small undercounter fridge by walk in pantry, with wooden counter above (not so heavy) and a good place for chopping veggies. White cabinet by freezer and white beadboard backsplash, behind baking area. Soft yellow/gold walls throughout both spaces and vinyl 'wood' floors. Fabrics would be with blue, green, yellow, and some lavender, with maybe a little pink, in the florals, with checks, stripes, etc. Probably white banquette, wood pedestal table, white and wood chairs and green buffet table, by window..with wood top. Thought about blue wood stove, but I think black will fit the space a lot better. So, what do you think?

Dr. Huey is the standard root stock for most of the US west of the Mississippi. What you can always do is plant the bud union below or mostly below the surface. Most Austins eventually go own-root--the base of the stems below ground send out their own roots and the Dr. Huey portion eventually wastes away. Not damning with faint praise. SG is just not a standout in my garden. I have 200 some roses and have grown many more and it's, like I said, so-so. Disease resistance is better than average, but it's not all that productive.