It sounds like relations with your brother aren't so great, either, or else he has a bad conscience about his wife's behavior. For the sake of family peace, I'd be tactful, but I'd be clear and firm: express a willingness to share cuttings and explain how to get them to root, but make it clear that your sister-in-law is not to take cuttings without your permission, so that she doesn't damage rare and vulnerable plants. It might help if you explain that these roses didn't come for the nearest big box store, as lagomorphmom said. If you can work in an implication that she'll have a better garden in the long run if she has you as a friend and gardening ally rather than as an enemy, so much the better, but unfortunately a lot of people don't understand this line of reasoning. Good luck!! Melissa

After the first winter the first Euc scoparia endured, its top was frozen off. It was really small then. Almost 2 1/2 years later that Euc is over 30' tall and thriving. Hope it's OK through this. Planted another Euc scoparia 1 year 2 months ago, narrower leaves, and it got through last winter with no damage at all. Have a lot of Eucs that are rare, from Frank, but he moved back to Ohio and I'm not sure how to get more since Ian isn't down this way much. The Euc crenulata is still robustly flowering and growing really fast. Grown about 6' in the last 3 months. Thought it was a subcrenulata so planted it in the wrong location. None of my Eucs are able to be covered with anything anymore: too tall. Have a nitens that is going totally bonkers but is still slender and tender. A camphora that is over 30' tall, growing like a weed, extremely beautiful. Volcanica that is robustly growing. Bogong that is reedy and growing too fast, can't hold itself up. Spinning wheel that is shooting up up and away. On the other hand, the gorgeous Pinus monticola, native western white pine, hard to find, got it from an Xmas tree farm, died. Will try a little one. Really love these trees but my yard may be too shady and wet for it in the long run. More watering like a maniac tomorrow. At least the moisture stays put unlike summer where the next day the heat has evaporated all my hard work. Rainfall is down so drastically here that I fear this freeze will finish off a lot of neighborhood trees. Ppl think it still rains cats and dogs so never think to go water during a drought. They see the pavement wet and don't realize it misted just enough to give the appearance of wet but that never made it past the grass blade tops. I planted only water-loving Eucs here :-) And some that a very kind soul gave us for free, that I am not sure will make it or not -- a batch of 12 Australian plants that have not done much of anything so I'm not sure if they'll adapt or not. Going to take a bunch of pictures tomorrow to have memories of these magnificent trees just in case they expire in the winter weather. Have read that sometimes Eucs that freeze come back from the roots.

personally i feel discriminated. Did it ever occured to u that the majority of people who have criminal backgrounds are accused unjustly? did it ever occurr to u that the majority of these people were young at the time of the crime....and made bad mistakes without using their intelligence. we all make mistakes....the important thing is change.Everyone has the right of another chance...especially when u really want to change ur life around...i've never comitted no crime....but i'm married to a man who has a horrible past....criminal back ground...bad childhood...but if u meet him you'll notice that its impossible to believe that this man has done anything.My husband is a good father...a good friend....a good husband....and a good adopted son....he's not perfect...but he ain't the devil either...hes just made bad choices....i don't blame him because of his childhood...but i don't see what hes done....cute. i understand him...this man has changed his life around....he has lost so much....but he has gained as well...i believe god gave him an opportunity because hes sees what inside of this mans heart...who are we to judge so blindly...the most sad thing about this is that because of what hes done in his past....we are having trouble finding a house to rent....i've been through so much with this man to know what this man is really about...and i don't understand how naive people can be to just sit there and judge...instead of sitting down and try to find out what exactly is going on.we are good tenants alwayz have been, just trying to give a better life for our two children.....so before u decline someone, take the time to think how would you feel if someone rejected you without hearing your side first...because when i look at the eyes of this man it hurts me to know that its killing him and hes feeling unworthy...and he is worth much more than what people think..

Hi Meldy723, I am going through something similar. I just turned 42 last week and haven't had my cycle for about 3 mos. I took an hpt. Came back neg. So I put it in the back of my mind since last year, my doc said I was in "peri" which was disappointing as I've been divorced for 8 years and was looking forward to starting my life with my husband and having another child. But I couldn't shake why I've missed 3 mos. of cycles with nothing. Could I have gone from peri to menopause within a year. So,went to the doc, who took labs and urine. Urine was neg. & labs said my estrogen levels were low and so was my thyroid, so told me to come back for more labs. This time, they did a blood test for preg which came back neck and my AMH level was low. I was prepared again to accept that I was not pregnant but then I started having other symptoms, weight gain, sore nipples, milky discharge. Ok, so I began doing research, even though it was online, research is research as I compared findings from experts and forums. What I found is that there are many women our age who have experienced this, negative testing over a period of several months and with the doctor telling them they aren't preg. Usually they haven't had a physical which would put all the wondering and doubt to rest. I didn't have a physical b/c the doc I was seeing isn't my normal doc. So I've opted to wait. The short of all of this is that you could be...we could be pregnant, even with negative tests. Nothing is 100%. There is always room for error. The only thing that will ease my mind is having a physical which I have scheduled on Aug. 6th. It is very emotionally draining, no matter what your desire is. I just believe we have to educate ourselves and allow our minds to go to a place of peace that it will all work out for the best in the end. If I am, which I feel that I am, because I can feel little twitches in my belly in places where I haven't before. Having been pregnant before, I know the feeling and I don't recall gas feeling like that. But you know, as women, there are just times when you sense something and you just can't seem to let it go...for me, that's now. What has happened with you, Meldy723, since May? What have you discovered?