There's another pond below those 2 in the pictures. I love my ponds too. The birds come in the summer and bathe in the channel. I love to watch them and the sound, of the water and the falls, is very soothing. That window frame was very easy. Had the old frame, added the box on front, painted it, and its ready to go in the garden. I cant wait to see it after it's planted. Deb

Since the seat is reddish I think I would give a light coat to the back too so they would match up more & then give it some coating so it doesn't weather too badly. If it was mine I would trim the front posts back a little(too tall). I would go above where it is attached to the cross post where the upright post starts getting fat & make that into a round ball shape. I wear long sleeves or wrap a blanket around myself when I want to be out & it is getting colder.I would be "catching my sleeves or blanket on those tall posts in front. But that is just me, getting more careful outside since I took a fall a few years back. Looks like it will be a great addition to your yard! Jan

Irina, since we're both zone 9, I can definitely advise against putting Louis Philippe in a pot. Mine is 6' tall and about as wide. It looks like you have about 5-6' on either side of Iceberg, so I also think these spots are too small for Perle d'or, and I'm pretty sure Cecile Brunner can get pretty big, too. My experience with Chinas (except for Louis Philippe) is that they're not very leafy. I was going to suggest evergreens for those spots, but then I thought of my teas, Enchantress and Souv de Francois Gaulain. Both are extremely bushy, evergreen here year-round with no periods of leaflessness. These two teas are remarkably similar in color (magenta with blue-green leaves)and growth habit, growing slowly, wider than tall and after almost 18 months in the ground are barely 3' tall and almost 5' wide. I don't know if you live with humidity like I do, but either way I think these roses are exceptional. I think they are outgrowing their tendency to ball. They have a huge number of petals which contributes to that I think. I have these in my front garden, and I love them for their bushiness. I have nothing else like them for constant healthy greenery. Often roses in my garden cycle through semi-bare periods but not these two. Even if they always ball, I will keep them for their healthy, gorgeous foliage and because they seem to be on the smaller side which is very rare for teas. They are even smaller than my polyanthas so far. These photos were taken yesterday, and I was thrilled to see SDFG shooting up all these flower buds. My photos do not show their color correctly at all. SDFG is a very deep color - basically burgundy and not the cherry color in the photos - with a silvery note. And Enchantress is about the same. I wasn't going to post the photos because of the poor color representation, but I think the foliage is so exceptional, and that's why I've posted them. Enchantress Souv de Francois Gaulain Sweet Chariot, White Pet, Lauren and Softee are very nice small roses, too. I have them in pots. I have 2 Borderers (one in a pot). I like their healthiness. They are very slow to get any height, hugging the ground - kind of like SDFG but not as big. I love Borderer's flowers, bigger than most polyanthas and a great color. I did not have success with Marie Pavie and Marie Daley due to my limey soil. I think they'd be great for your pots. Sherry

I have HEPA air filters in multiple rooms of my house but it is still very dusty. I thought it was because the windows were open earlier in the year, because this is a dusty environment (Sierra Nevada mountains) but the windows have been closed for a month. There isn't forced air here, so it isn't the ducts. I vacuumed an entire bag's worth of dirt out of the carpets the first two months I lived here with a brand new Miele vacuum. I fixed the dryer vent which leaked. The dust still appears overnight! Help! I like the idea of a filter before the box fan although I am going to have to come up with something more attractive than duct tape to make that work in my bedroom!