Looks like deer, but just a guess.

It does look like it may be a Dianthus or some sort of Caryophyllaceae. The web pages I have looked at for Dianthus are damnable in that the photos concentrate on the flowers and even at the '.edu' sites do not show anything regarding stem structure in photos. They only mention under a description of propogation that there are 'swollen nodes' and that one of these should be pinched off, etc. etc. As you can see from the photo I posted, the stems have the long grasslike evergreen colored leaves of a Dianthus and they have nodes that look like calyxes that instead of being the base for flowers, are points where the stem elongates. But I have never seen these things flower and they have never died or whithered, being somewhat immortal on that rock and very slow to progress growthwise. Anybody got a pic of the stem structure of a Dianthus?

Here is some good, free :), advice of exactly how to avoid many of the above items, and worse, from happening. Get a really good area Real Estate Attorney (not your friend's friend who went to law school) to review your contract before you give one $ in deposit to any builder! I cannot overstate this enough. Many of the issues in these forums would have been avoided if the folks got proper representation and contract review!! Spend the $1000-$2000 its way worth it. Make a list of all your "wants" and "needs" before designing a plan. Make sure you list them in order of importance as you will most likely need to sacrifice some to obtain the others. Nothing is perfect and you will not get 100% of everything you want. Be ready for that. Find a good local architect to design your plans. Make sure you and the architect have some chemistry as this helps in understanding what you want and need (lifestyle, budget, lot constraints, etc.) and your plans will reflect that. Make sure you have not only plans but specifications (at least as many as you can think of, otherwise assign allowances such as kitchen cabinets $10K or $60K, you get the idea). Put the plans and specs. together and bid the project out. Make sure everyone is pricing from the same information or you will not be able to truly compare. Do your due diligence on local builders (should generally not be more than 45 min to 1 hour away from their base of operation). Your architect can help you with #s2-6 (obviously #3) above but it will cost you extra. Unless you are very good at design, hire a good interior designer and make a furniture layout on your new plans. This is critical so that you know if your window and door placements work and you will be able to configure your lighting much better that way. Its worth the investment for sure. The more you pre-plan and are prepared the better/smoother your project will go. Good luck with your project.

I looked for a long time Friday trying to find a cause for the leaf puckering. I have seen photos of leaves that have been fed on by eriophyid mites and they cause puckering like that. If this was my rose I would be thinking some type of virus or anabolic disorder. I’ve seen this in perennials but not in a rose. In a perennial I would discard the plant right away. But I do not know what to say or do about it in a rose. My deepest apologies if you have been offended. There was a time when there were so many people on here. There would be an expert for nearly every situation. Even occasional free legal advice from those who were lawyers. But those days are gone I fear. The only other thing I can think of is spring dwarf disease. You might look that up and see what you think. I did not mention this as it seemed out of season. Please fear not I’m as far from being racist as a human can be. Good luck!