Ville de Lyon is easy to prune. Every early spring cut it down to the lowest pair of buds. It is a hard prune variety that blooms on new growth. Essentially, just whack it down. There are half a dozen that look like Nelly Moser so they are much harder to identify. Ville de Lyon's blooms are unique and easy to identify.

I recently got prices for a tub deck on a bunch of different stones. Low end was just over $1,800 and the highest was somewhere over $3,000 but that was for the most expensive piece of Calacatta Gold in the yard. If it helps to know I live in Massachusetts and the stoneyard was in New Hampshire.

I had the same problem in my prior house, and you could not see any obvious spot where water could get in. Unfortunately, the smallest crack (you can't see) will leak like crazy, especially under a steady rate of water. If you put a good tarp over it and it stops leaking, that obviously means it's the roof itself. I used rolled roofing and tar in my prior home to solve this. If the tarp does not solve the leak, I agree with millworkman and would add to check to see if there are any sections of siding that have cracks or gaps. and you see no evidence it s running

It's true ... mosquitos love dark places during the day and crawl spaces are a favorite. The deck being only 2-3 steps high is close enough to the ground to warrant a patio. You could raise it a little with a retaining curb. At 18" or less above grade, I'd opt for patio. At 18" to 24", it's a toss up. Above 36", I'd opt for deck.