Out of 3 plants, only two have scapes - but I just got them all last September. I've got 3 scapes on Raspberry Pixie (have had 3 blooms), one scape on Addie Branch Smith (2 blooms, more coming), and no scapes at all on May May. But some of the DL forum people tell me to hang in there, particularly with May May, as once they are more settled in - say, next year - they will do better. I'm not complaining, as I never even thought they'd make it through the winter, not to mention my complete-novice-technique!

I was so in love with my 30" Shaw farmhouse sink, then plumbing got installed and water pools in two corners quite a lot. I can not believe it! These sinks have been around so long. Proper drainage was not even something I imagined could be a problem. I am really worried about how it will be when I am actually cooking in the kitchen and using it. It will take more mindfulness and effort to keep clean. Has anyone had their Shaw sink replaced because of this? How hard is that after cabinets and counters are all in? Hope someone has encouraging words. I would love this not to be a problem. Might it be something one gets used to.

Yes, mine has opinions, often strong ones, and I really appreciate them. He has pretty good taste, quite compatible with my own, and a fantastic eye for color. He gets overwhelmed and shuts down if presented with too many options - normally more than about five - so I usually do all the research/legwork and bring him the final three options I've whittled all the possibilities down to, and then we choose from them together (or he says "I hate all of them and this is why", we discuss it, and I start over with that input). I always feel very bad for the husbands who get "steamrollered", who would care about how the house is decorated if they were allowed to, and end up living in a home that has absolutely nothing whatsoever to reflect them - the poor bugger ends up camping out in what amounts to being HER house. I'm not saying that every room has to have taxidermy critters and hockey jerseys in it if he's into hunting and sports, but it's his house too (and it's rather sad how he's so often expected to pay for all this decorating that doesn't take him into consideration at all). He may want something as minor as not having a zillion pillows on the couch, or preferring landscape photography to antique floral prints. There are several men on this forum who prove that men can and often do have excellent taste in decor when they don't buy into the bullpuckey that the presence of XY chromosomes means they automatically have no clue about decorating.

Hi All, I bought the new Muzi-Lucia rose from Heirloom Roses out of extreme curiosity. It's doing fine (although it was beset with PM for the entire spring--seems to have grown out of that now), but I'm not smitten yet, especially with expectations being set quite high after reading the amazing review of it on the website. My plant grew ONE stem straight up with a giant (4"+), perfectly-formed flower (if you like HTs). It's fragrant, but not powerfully. Mine is still young, of course, so it may get better with time. I was curious if anybody else has tried it yet? I'm in Portland, Oregon.