I see a few near the coast on google. I was told they were planted large fronting a nice and big Hotel. They have the "coconut juuuuust making it look" like what you see in the California desert. Interesting that those Coconuts had tall Howea palms next to them. But,yes,I would trade for the Brisbane climate. Ironic that here in the bay area we also have a city named Brisbane. Its a very cool ,mild climate..not Brisbane like in summer!

Fwiw, I just mixed faux-marble quartz (Lagoon) with a Carrera backsplash and at least in it's pre-grouted state, I'm really happy. It was hard for me to find a backsplash that worked well with the grey-ish tones of the Lagoon, mostly because my cabinets are painted taupe. Anything that "matched" the cabinets seemed too brownish for the counters. The Carrera blends the two perfectly. I think it also works because I wound up using a very small-scale herringbone pattern, so the patterns in the marble tiles are less pronounced. Fwiw, I don't see the calacutta tiles that the OP posted working with a greyish quartz that's similar to Lagoon, and I'd also be concerned about pattern overload with a subway tile. But having worried about the fake-next-to-real problem, I wanted to at least add my experience that it can be done. One of the prettiest kitchens on here, done by a pro, is GW user @kompy, who used a different marble subway with Lagoon counters, and it looks stunning.

PinkPearls -- ARE you in Texas??? If you are in TX, here is a list of ARS rose societies in TX. Pick the ones that are closest to your location, and ask them. (If you are NOT in TX, Google "Local ARS Rose Societies in *.*" and try one of them.) Texas: Austin RS Austin TX Joseph Baiocchi jbaiocchi[at]sbcglobal[dot]net (512)350.8903 Bastrop County RS Taylor TX Vernon Harris vernharris[at]earthlink[dot]net (512)281.3104 S. Central Collin County RS Plano TX Claude Graves claude[dot]graves[at]att[dot]net (972)989.5708 S. Central Corpus Christi RS Crophus Christi TX Gaynell Torgerson gaynelltorgerson[at]gmail[dot]com (361)224.2326 S. Central Dallas RS Rowlett TX Debra Bagley dlbo319[at]msn[dot]com (972)431.5459 S. Central El Paso RS El Paso TX Prestene Dehrkoop presdehr[at]elp[dot]rr[dot]com (915)751.3631 Pacific Southwest Fort Worth RS Crowley TX Connie Taylor gargate[at]aol[dot]com (817)478.1643 S. Central Golden Triangle RS Orange TX Clyde Davis clydedavis[at]att[dot]net (409)988.8661 S. Central Houston RS Houston TX Mary Fulgham mfulgham1[at]att[dot]net (713)668.4054 (713)294.0351 S. Central Lakes Area RS Kirbyville TX Carolyn Horn crlynhorn[at]hotmail[dot]com (409)420.0432 S. Central Red River RS Gordonville TX Sandra Haynes Shaynes[at]solbroadband[dot]com (210)601.1066 (210)861.1066 S. Central San Antonio RS San Antonio TX Margaret Ware wmware[at]swbell[dot]net (210)698.8440 S. Central Waco RS Waco TX Eddie Anderson ed[dot]ander[at]mygrande[dot]net (254)744.2018 (254)776.9716

Wish I knew actually how the rose midge process worked Moses...But Insects can do some amazing things...lol I doubt rose midge cocoons move but who knows...I would think that applying the right beneficial nematodes at the right time, under the right conditions could be effective...SF type beneficial nematodes can lay waiting for prey ... So once the female rose midge emerges from the cocoon that's when the BN could be effective... But I do know that (SF) Steinernema feltiae stay in the first 3" of soil...Other types of BN will go deeper... SF=Steinernema feltiae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6lbZWC2W30 FROM A ARTICLE: Pittsburgh Rose Society Our 68th Year serving Western Pennsylvania Website Designed by Pittsburgh Rose Society © 2017 at Homestead™ Make a Website and List Your Business Rose Midge Before we discuss control of damage from midge in the rose garden it is a good idea to fully understand this insect’s life cycle. Any system you may choose to limit midge impact will be linked to this reproductive rhythm. The insect completes one life cycle every 12-16 days. The warmer the season the more rapid this cycle is finished. In the spring the adult female emerges from the ground and mates laying eggs in the delicate new growth shoots of the rose bush under attack. Within 2 days the eggs hatch and the emerging larva (maggot) begins feeding on the internal structure of these leafy tips. This goes on for 5 to 7 days until the mature larvae drops to the soil and pupates by constructing a white silk cocoon beneath the ground surface.