Weird, isn't it? Looks stranger on the plant.

Hi Kippy! Yup, Renae, like Annie Laurie McDowell, paves the ends of her canes with flowers from many leaf axes. I wouldn't cut off the cane ends, just the flower buds. There is nutrition in that wood and every leaf counts toward the total for food production and sun protection. And, yup, what you describe on GH is exactly what she likes to do. With her, though, you honestly don't HAVE to dis bud her. At least with every one I've ever dealt (and that is QUITE a few!) that old nag is going to push growth and flowers at an amazing pace, even without dis budding. If you want to dis bud her, I would, again, only remove the flower buds, leaving all the foliage and wood. Kim

Teresa- All looks ok. I would take a sharp knife on cut off the bumps below the main four as these will want to leaf, branch and drain energy from the plant. Three to four branches is a good number for a small plant to support. More will put a strain on the plant and eventually most extras will be rejected anyway. Your four main new branches will be ready to flower next season. Bill

Thanks, all! Carol, the image thing is weird, the pic shows up if I click on it, but looks like a blank box otherwise. The sink ended up being too big, taking up too much space. And it was more for looks. So we took a vote and unanimously decided nay. :D My carpenter fell asleep after lunch, so today’s progress was just the finials and metal brackets for the top shelf. Another recent project was refinishing our heavy old coffee table. I’ve had it since the ’90s, and still loved the lines of it, but wanted a fresh look. It was a stained oak and I’d painted the top inset in kind of a leather look years ago. It was all looking very scratched, beat up, and tired. I wish I’d gotten a picture of how the top looked before sanding, but forgot. Anyway, I wanted to get it to a natural color and just poly it. I stripped, sanded, sanded, and sanded, oh, and sanded more, then applied three coats of matte Varathane water-based poly. Right after sanding top, I was thrilled to see the design again after years of paint! You can see original stain on legs here: After: I love the color variations, as I didn’t want just a solid light color. Our decor is a mix of things, including rustic, so it works. Goodness, the photos make it look very splotchy! Weird shadows and iPad camera. This armoire finish was my inspiration: