Thank you for comments. I concerned why color of hydrangeas are not blue or pink. I will check pH level of soil and add some acid. Thanks. is Fairy one of drife rose species? Once again, thank you for comments and I will update pictures later. Thanks, Wonmo Kang.

I'm not in your climate, but that sounds about right to me. I don't know most of those you have listed, but I have grown Nicole and Sheila's Perfume. Nicole was actually more vigorous and bushy than Sheila's Perfume. Maybe I'd go for 2 1/2 foot spacing instead of 2, just to be on the safe side. You can always fill in with shallow-rooted annuals until the roses fill in.

Hi Jax. I am in the same position. Our kitchen is currently 11 1/2 x 12, L shaped and the dining room is 14 x 12. The dining room opens into the living room with just a decorative moulding separating the two rooms. I'm planning on taking down the wall between the dining room and kitchen and making a penisula but need to move the wall into the dining room for more space since I'll be losing the upper cabinetry. We're taking 12 - 15 inches from the dining room space. We can't take any more because we also have a very large box out window in the dining room and don't want to add to the expense of moving that window. So the dining room are will now be 13 x 12 which I think is still a decent size. Our advantage is we can extend into the living room if necessary for large get togethers. Hope this helped.

I agree with M Miller. 18" is standard and manufacturers of small appliances use that standard to design their appliances. Another thing to factor in -- light rail. If you plan light rail, you might want to consider 18" + the height of your light rail. That way, taller small appliances will still fit. I wish we had done that. We planned for 18", not realizing the light rail would take away from our usable height. (No, our KD did not mention it.) My KA stand mixer (bowl lift) actually brushes the light rail when I slide it in/out from under the cabinets. I have a cover for it and I have to take the cover off b/f I can slide it past the light rail.