In 2 weeks my tubers went from more or less nothing to sprouts ~3" tall. Depending on how deep you've planted them, its not unrealistic that they still haven't broken the surface. I'll vote for you being too impatient. Do remember that any air frost may very well kill any growth above ground. I too am in Ontario and would not be comfortable putting out dahlias that are above the surface until the last week of May, at the earliest, unless I had a way to protect them from the frost. Might want to stick to your bring them back in at night for a while longer. I remember a few years ago we had Zero C on the May 24th weekend. Cheers, Russ

Hmmm...you probably do not want to close up the wall above the current bar...but you could still put a calendar, etc. on the side walls. As to your comments/question, are you saying you will have 41" b/w the desk's counter edge and the island's counter edge? If the aisle b/w the desk & island is a walkway, then 41" may not even be enough room for an aisle. let alone any kind of seating! The appropriate aisle width depends on... (1) how much traffic there is in the aisle (through-traffic as well as kitchen traffic) (2) if you plan to have a chair at the desk (3) whether you plan to use that side of the island as a work station. If you're planning on seating on that side of the island plus have the desk w/seating, then you need a much wider aisle! I would venture to say as much as 5' (60"). If you make it a Message Center or no desk/desk chair on the kitchen side but still have island seating, then I would still like to see at least a 48" aisle with appropriate seating overhang on the island, and 54" if it's an aisle with traffic (i.e., not a "dead end" aisle) OR your overhang is less than 15"; 48" if there's no traffic. As to the "judges panel"...are you saying you would have the desk front be on the other side and have the back of the cabinet(s) face the kitchen? If so, then I assume you're talking about putting decorative door panels on the back of the desk cabinet(s)...and I think that's a good idea. If you're working on a layout, you might want to post here for comments...if you want comments, that is! (Not everyone does, so if you don't that's fine...just a suggestion.)

Check out Bauhinia (orchid tree). I don't think the leaf split is deep enough to be red bauhinia (B. galpinii). But the vine, B. yunnanensis is a possibility (although your plant's leaves appear to have more pointed lobes).

aka a horrible weed.. which i would not introduce to a garden bed ... there are some nightmare lamium ... and some no so much ... pay money to get good ones ... rather than the common lawn weed.. regardless of how pretty you might think it is ... ken ps: the other is a dandylion.. lol.. another lawn weed not to be intentionally introduced to a garden .. ti will take care of that itself ... lol .. and a rather healthy one ... makes me wonder if the spot was killed by dog pee??? .. lots of nitro there for the weeds ... pure speculation ...