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Comments (5)Actually Marron (Spanish for brown) Cohiba (all I could find in translation was a name for a cigar). It's also gorgeous in leathered finish. We almost ended up with it, but I will warn you, if you are considering it, it has many veins criss-crossing it and my fabricators were so wary about cutting it that we decided to use a different stone. Some fabricators wouldn't hesitate, so if you are set on it, I'd look for one who is confident about cutting veined large-grained stones like that. It reads more gray in leathered, brown in polished. jrueter just had the same installed and it's beautiful. See the link below, third post. It really is an amazing stone. Here is a link that might be useful: Marron Cohiba...See MoreHelp - does anyone know about Austral Dream granite?
Comments (17)calicake - sorry I've been out of the loop for so long - out of town for work and no time to check GW. I did go to Tutto Marmo and saw their La Dolce Vita slabs. It's definitely the same type of material and absolutely gorgeous - but just slightly different colors than the slabs I already have, so it's not going to work. My fabricator is coming on Monday and thinks we can make do with what we have, but it sure would have been nice if one of those big slabs at TM would have worked. I've given a lot of thought to backsplash as interestingly it seems that's a sticking point for so many kitchen remodels. Because I have so little wallspace, with the exception of stainless steel behind the stove, I'm not going to have any backsplash at all. My prep sink is in the island, the cabinets on either side of the clean up sink go all the way to the counter, and that sink is in front of an arched window with a very deep counter behind going right into the window trim, so I'm not worried about water splashing. My wall treatment is earth clay which is very a very cool product - I'm really liking it - and to add a backsplash to very minimal areas felt too busy to me. That said, if I were to go with a BS, personally I would use the same granite as my countertops. To me, it's just a really clean look. If that didn't work, I would definitely go with some type of glass tiles. Again, IMHO, even though many folks use it, I think tumbled travertine takes away from the beauty of gorgeous granite... (er, crystalized marble). Let me know what you decide and some day I am hoping to post pics of my completed kitchen....See MoreHelp with ID - Does anyone know what Heuchera this is?
Comments (7)Littlebug, thanks for the Kassandra pic. They are lovely - will look even better when they get all their new growth. Do you have Caramel as well? Which one do you think I have? I believe they both have fuzzy leaves are get quite large....See MoreDoes anyone know what pest does this?
Comments (9)Thanks for your replies, wirosarian, Jackie, Patty, and SoFL rose. I'm surprised to hear that our temps could be cold enough to cause this. We have days in the 60's and nights in the 40's lately. But, I guess it does make sense, because if it was much colder, it wouldn't bloom at all. I never would have considered cold temperatures causing it. Some sort of bug was consistently ruining the buds on Irish Creme during the summer. I just assumed it was the same thing. I think you guys maybe correct. I'm looking more closely now, and I don't really see chewing from a pest. I'm glad I asked, because I never once thought it could be anything but pest damage. Thank you all so much! Lisa...See Morembz10b
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Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18