Helen, Thanks for the ID! Yes Gigi is exactly right from pictures on HMF. I spent time searching but could never find it, so it’s much appreciated. I am usually not drawn to stripped roses, but it was refusing to die and begging to be planted outside. And I do have a red and white rose theme going on in one part of my yard. HMF has a flower size mistake since these blooms are about 1.75” and definitely not 4”. I am pleased to see HMF says this won’t be a large plant. It just sent out a 12” cane with a few fat buds on top. How large do yours get?

Olychick, that's a good example of what they do. The other day I bought one of those plastic containers of cherry tomatoes. The checker noticed one of the corners was open, so he had someone get me another one. He then put both containers of tomatoes in my bag and charged me for one. One of my favorite TJ stories was with my stepfather. He was elderly and realized he'd left home without his wallet as they were bagging his groceries. He just had one bag but it was full. The checker told him not to worry and to take the groceries. My mom went the next day to pay for them, and they wouldn't let her. I started shopping there in the late 70's when their one and only store was here in Pasadena. Lots of years of great service!

Love Trader Joe's. Wish there was one closer to me. The one nearest is about 25 miles away on the worst street in Lexington for traffic. I do go every couple of months and when my daughter lived there I'd make it a point to drop by there when we planned to get together. She's a little bummed out that there isn't one in her new city. I like their pork gyoza, fresh flowers, guacamole, Red Pepper spread, wine for cooking, multiple bagged frozen foods that I can only think of the fried rice right at the moment but there are others, one with noodles and muchroom sauce, Monterey Jack cheese sticks, and there are others but can't think of them. There are other things I've tried that I didn't like at all, like their frozen tamales. Which I sometimes forget that I don't like and then buy them again only to realize that I don't like them. I wish they still had the multigrain oatmeal I used to get but they don't sell it anymore.

@Olychick, you're so right about all that. They go well beyond the call of duty. My most recent encounter was with one of their half turkey breasts. My husband put it in our cart, and we didn't notice there was no price sticker on it. Of course the checker noticed and said, "No price - no charge." I've told this here before, but they sent my elderly stepdad home one day with his bag of groceries after he'd left his wallet at home. "No worries," they told him. Then they wouldn't let my mom pay for the items when she went back. Like you, I'm so pleased with their well-deserved success!