Wow, Zuzu. California is very pro-consumer, that's for sure! In Kansas, (haha, pro-business!) we are not allowed to plant or build fences in easements. My last yard had a 15 ft easement in a 45 foot backyard, so of course I planted there. The utility company came out one time and told me they were going to be nice and give me a day to remove my fence and trees before they came and cut it all down in order to repair a cable. I had no way of removing anything in that time frame. The next day, the guys who came to do the work used a tool that tunneled and were able to do their work without removing anything.
Funny so many mention the heucheras. Several of mine flooded to death! I never realized they were so picky on conditions! I don't recall losing any to dry heat in the past, and we have sure had years of drought and heat.
I've been watching the Palatine site. Sadly, Sherry Parks Sunrise did not make the cut, and the one I ordered last year never broke dormancy. Maybe others had issues too, and that's why it's no longer offered? It's the only failure from my order of 17 roses. Sidonie also is gone from the catalog, and Magenta, Sombreuil, and William Lobb. Does anyone grow Summer Memories? It looks interesting. I have spaces for a good purple rose and another pure white. Suggestions, anyone? Climber, shrub, HT, OGR, I don't care.
