Looks like my Regals. They should multiply if happy. Mine aren't on the east side and lean really badly. Old House Gardens has one I like better if it blooms true. The stripe is darker than mine but looks the same otherwise. It's called Black Dragon. Rather pricey but if I want a lily badly enough I will pay, just get fewer and hope they multiply for me. Just posted on another thread recommending Old House Gardens. I don't have any connection with them, just had pretty good luck with them, and all but one scilla came up in the spring and one the count was right but lily is different, said they'd give me credit, I don't care, will see if it's a white martagon and blooms next year. A big screwup and I'd want replacements or refund, don't sweat the small stuff. Here is a link that might be useful: Black Dragon at Old House Gardens

Once again, for clarification, I was asking for "ANY information to include value" on my piece. I wasn't just asking for an appraisal nor was I asking for comparisons or for the dose of smart *s* that was in that response. And now I got someone else who says they are "ticked" off at me because I responded to someone who came across as a smart *s* and didn't provide me any information that I had requested. I didn't see in any rules here that says that I should start all post with "I come in Peace". But for some reason I don't think that would have helped. Once again all I can say is WOW! This forum sure knows how to welcome people. This whole "antiques & collectibles" forum is something else. "Holyier than thou" forum seems more fitting. When I found this site I was impressed and was going spread the word, now can you guess the word I will have to spread about it? And for all the other stone throwers like lindac, go ahead and get it out of your system.

The powder that lost refers to is a dry release. I'm guessing you didn't get that. You can acid stain concrete. We had a friend who used to do this as his business. He had some left over stain, so we just acid stained our outdoor kitchen counter tops. It was a small area, so we used a sponge to apply the stain, and let it sit overnight. The next day we used a baking soda and water mixture and spread it over the counter tops, let it sit, and then washed it off. The baking soda mixture brings the ph back up to a normal level. The acid stains the concrete by a chemical reaction. The stains come in several different colors. Your concrete person should do a sample piece from your pour for you to look at for you to get a good idea of how it will look, but acid staining will give you more of a variation in color than if you had used stained concrete with a dry release over the top. You'll have lots of different shades of the color you choose, and it will be very random. You can only control it somewhat. I really like the look of our counter tops. I guess it just depends on the look you are going for. On the containers of stain, it said to let new concrete cure for 28 days, but we only waited 2 weeks. I'm not sure how much that matters. You have to have your concrete really clean before doing the stain. The concrete guy should take care of that. Hope this helps.

You might start a new thread with your pink rose and include any information you can like how old it may be, thorniness, fragrance, etc. After the bud shows color it may be cut. There are very few that can only be cut later (that will refuse to open up). I cut to an outward facing leaf cluster, trying to leave at least 2 leaf nodes on the lower stem. If I were in a cold winter climate and wanted the rose to be taller I would cut with a shorter stem but also to an outward facing leaf cluster to have new growth go that direction. To explain above post. Most roses are grafted. Their roots (and center stem-cane) belonged to a different rose. Growers use Dr. Huey roots as well as a couple of others. If these roots produce a cane underneath the grafted new rose, it's usually called a sucker. And being as it's vigorous it will hog the water and nutrients. It will produce Dr. Huey flowers (only in the spring) which are red and the rest of the year it grows, and grows, and grows. When it reaches 20 feet you say, I don't think this is the rose I bought.