Another view showing how it looks from the front, but you can't really see the edge glittering from this angle. (the sparkling edge is a natural feature of some daylily cultivars)

Cool plant! From the link:"Do plant them so the neck is "just" above the surface  do not bury this bulb..." Here is a link that might be useful: Growing Hymenocallis

Slateberry asked how I was going to hollow out the rock. First off I will make a mockup of the cavity and make sure the flame works like I want it to. Cannot take a chance on ruining the boulder because the deck is built around it, it weighs slightly over 2,000lbs and is setting on 3 footings/piers. I'll first cut a rectangle into the boulder with a diamond blade to define the edges, then I'll take my core-drill machine and core out the majority of the hole by taking several bites, then finish up with a chisel. One bore will be made all the way through to the bottom. I'll remove a couple deck boards temporarily to run my gas line, thermocouple etc. I'll fabricate an access panel of sorts into the deck (basically a door made of the deck boards) to allow access to a ball valve to turn the gas on and off. Not as complicated as it sounds but have to ensure it is safe. Burner components and piping to be stainless steel, there will be a SST plate below the burner to keep the propane from sinking as it is heavier than air, the thermocouple will cutoff the gas flow if the flame goes out. There will be a bed of sand, the burner, then topped off with fireplace glass so the flame will erupt from the glass. We'll be experimenting before we cut anything. :) When we found the boulder in the stoneyard we bought it on the spot and stored it for a while. It was the perfect stone and we knew if we did not buy it right then it would be gone. We instantly knew it was 'the one'. We are always fooling around with stone so we planned a boulder into the deck long before we even had a solid plan. Thanks for looking, this project about killed me. LOL!

You mean it'll be a pony wall at the R end of the FP? The prep sink would work there on the kit side. From Sena's LO there'd be about 4' of prep space between it and the stove. I'd still use a shallow pantry on the wall of the laundry room at the end. (that'd also eliminate the deep lower corner cabinet area problem) I'd put in an EZreach upper cab on that corner to butt up to the shallow pantry. uppers usually run about 15" deep, don't they? I'd want a long area of prep space on the other side too instead of a deep pantry. Having the window side not so deep by the door and shallow on the stove side would make it more open at the doorway. Easier to see little ones coming in too. Having a prep area on both sides would be great when you have help in the kitchen by family/friends. On the window side, how about the fridge next to the dw? You could even move the sink/dw to the L maybe another foot - that'd give maybe 3' or so to the R of the fridge for the desk area. (before the doorway to the sunroom) Try putting this in the layout/or 3d pic and post here so we can see how it looks. I like the idea of the 6' between counters when a number of people will be working in that area - and possibly someone going out or coming in that laundry area door. Less congestion. The wall ovens - those are good for those who have problems bending down to the oven on a stove. Really tall people, those with a bad back... or those who often use oven and stove top at the same time. Many don't like standing at the stove top with the heat of the oven so close to them. I'd love to have one but I so seldom use the oven, it doesn't seem worth it for me. I probably don't use the oven 2x a month. Maybe once a month. btw, I tried bolding my '2x a month' above and it did. I didn't hit submit tho, so maybe it would bonk me if I did that. Or maybe it is the phone or just when editing a post? I'm gonna go ahead and click on submit so we'll know. Saving my post first tho...