Zuzu, wishing you a speedy recovery and renewed vision! I imagine next spring your garden will be particularly wonderful to see!
We're experiencing a particularly dry autumn here, which seems strange after such a wet summer. Haven't even seen frost yet, which is also unusual (typically we see frost in mid to late October). I haven't clipped a faded rose off since September, but many are still cranking out the blooms.
Sharlene, did you mention you've ordered Buff Beauty? I was working on attaching mine to a support yesterday and thought of you- be sure to give it plenty of room! Mine has a cane over 8' tall now, and others about 6' tall, and it is an own root plant from a gallon pot planted this spring. It seems to be forming a wide, arching shrub, but I'm trying to train it more upright in order to weed underneath.
