Dawn- You really shouldn't need to bump it out, that would only be if you prefer the look. I have a similar sink- deeper and larger on the left, right bowl smaller. The countertop behind the right bowl in my kitchen is 4 1/2 inches deep. I have a Brizo Floriano with Silestone and it works just fine. When I turn on the hot water I have more than 1 1/2 inches to spare.

We hit a similar snag because the GC put up drywall over old drywall and it added 5/8" on either side. They were able to trim some off of a center cabinet but I think that is unusual. The KD had that cabinet built with extra on either side just in case. It is a bumpy road though, isn't it?

I'm finally able to access my pictures so I'll post a few here of the roses I mentioned. Quadra in my experience is at least as thorny as ND, but the flowers last much longer. Being a semi-double, you don't notice them fading as much and I've seen clusters last a good 2 weeks without getting ratty. I'd say mine that's maybe 7 or 8 years old blooms more or less all summer, taking a break in August as most of my roses do. Here's a shot after I finally wrestled him into an arch after a few years free standing: Here's my Colette after about 3 years, making her a young climber. She's survived both polar vortex winters, so I'd say she's fully hardy in my zone 5. Lunar Mist climbs quite well along the fence for a good 10 feet or more and is usually tip hardy for me. And even though my "not RdV" doesn't repeat, my Reine des Violettes is a great statement in spring and totally tip hardy every year. It would laugh off zone 4 winters too I suspect. The "real" RdV should repeat fairly well and it's apparently a little more of a purple cast than mine, which is a good thing in my world. Hope this helps - you have many good options. Cynthia

Yeah, here is a better pic. The "leader" (no. 1) is attached to the old leader, the one that got cut back last year in the original post. But from there, the new leader kind of branches out again (no 2.)...not really sure if that's what leaders do, or if I should trim one of those or what. Also, I drew in red lines on cuts that I'll probably make on it as suggested by you Ken?