E-mail the company! They will either tell you where they shipped it to in your area, or possible even send or sell you some directly. I have complained to one of the yarn companies, can't remember which one, when my mother had a problem with a major differnce in yarn thickness in their line of yarn. They sent her, free, enough of all the yarn she had already purchased, to make another afghan!!! I used to have the phone numbers of the different companies. We have friends who are both disabled. He is in a wheel chair from MS and she is blind from a child hood accident. She knits beautifully! They had a hard time purchasing yarn. Where they could get yarn locally, either had a small supply, or he had a hard time even getting thru the isles with his wheelchair. She found that she liked the Dazzle yarn best. I can't remember who made it & don't even know if it's still made. Somewhere, they got a number for the company. They ordered directly quite often, and shared the number with me. They are very independant people and would seldom ask for help. They knew I would gladly buy all the yarn she wanted and deliver it, but wouldn't let me. Good luck in your search. Tami

I'm in love with this rug and can't find it anywhere. Please help! Thanks!

Sorry, it's hard to grasp what it is you're asking. Are you asking if a design with an island is better than the one with a peninsula, or vice versa? It would be better to see your layout to better advise. An island set up is not recommended in a narrow space like in the 1st pic. Hard to tell, but it looks like the walkway behind that island is tight & it's a main throughway from the back door. You would never be able to pass by anyone who was sitting at the island.

I'm also in MA and used to have inkberry (at a former home) with those exact problems. I even considered boxwood first, but it has its own set of issues and is more expensive. I didn't solve the problem--I moved to a new house instead!--so take this with a grain of salt. Yours don't look too bad to me. I think the yellow leaves are just part of the ordinary leaf-drop cycle and not a disease. The black spots are likely a common fungus. As far as the fungus goes, I would personally just clean up fallen leaves and wait to see if it gets worse, because I don't like to bother with fungicides or chemicals. Make sure they're getting enough water, preferably at the base rather than on the leaves, which can make the fungus worse. As for the bare insides, If you google "inkberry leggy" you'll find a lot of pruning advice. I'd suggest trying the pruning suggestions--not now, but maybe in March just before they start to grow in spring--and see if that helps. Next year they'll either look a little better, and you'll be happy, or a little worse, and you can pull them out and start with something new.