romeisburning - wow, I haven't checked in on my kitchen post in a few years and all of a sudden, a flurry of activity! I am still in love with my kitchen after 4 years (wow, time flies), and I wish you the best! I too had to hunt down my Rosemary as I chose it only to have it discontinued. Your story is much more epic than mine but I think the Rosemary is amazing - my husband rolls his eyes as to this day, I still tell him how much I love it - and I hope that you enjoy it as much as we do (and if Caesarstone is monitoring, they should consider bringing this product back). As for the chopping on the stone, I am not sure as I have wood chopping boards but GO FOR IT - what a great idea for the extra stone. And the color on my walls is Benjamin Moore Citronee - I have it all over my home and love the creamy color. I see I missed some other posts over time - thank you all for the comments - and a2gemini for the "Happy Anniversary" - I remember following your inspiring kitchen. Going on year 4, I have not upgraded anything in my kitchen only added to it some plants by the window and lots of art created by my daughter. The pictures above make me laugh as the kitchen has so much more personality these days. I will post some updated pictures when I can find the time to get some good ones! Enjoy your kitchens!

Their colors are changing fairly quickly. I do not apply any saturation to pictures; he is that blue. The stackable nut rings are a big hit. Goldfinch is here more often. Spring is in the air for sure. Woke up thinking about a new garden in the front lawn, artemisia powis castle, Spanish lavender, and pink cosmos. Need decide on an ornamental size tree for full sun. Just providing more places to land and hide. We'll see. 20 days to Spring. 😊 Jane

Probably and survive 9 out of 10 years if properly root pruned. For insurance I always bury the smaller pots (I have a few and one northern italian fig from a friend in ground) in my empty vegetable bed during winter and pop a garbage pail over it. One big one (Greek Fig) in a pot is too big too bury so I throw a frost cloth over it. Momma fig is still alive at my friends family house in Greece and a 3 story clone exists at his Brooklyn House.

In your climate it might just make more sense to grow a dwarf cherry. Eugenias are usually better for people in warmer climates where real cherries are very difficult to grow. If you're curious, I've tasted Surinam cherry before (supposed to be the best eugenia). Interestingly the flavor greatly varies on different trees. It had a spicy bell pepper flavor, tasting more like a plum, a small nuance of cherry flavor, and it was kind of resinous tasting (a bit like a green unripe mango) if not completely ripe. Some of them tasted more like blackberries. They were good and tasty to eat, but I would say regular plums and cherries taste a little better.