Gardening

This is only the second summer I've lived here, but the bush is well established and the flowers look like Dr. Huey. It probably went back to root stock long ago. As to the part in your link that talks about root stock leading to an aggressive climbing rose, this is exactly what I want in that area. The plot of land it's on is approximately 8'x3' and has the worst rocky-clay soil ever. Nothing else grows there! It's surrounded by concrete and along a fence. I built a trellis hoping it would be a climbing rose. A second one to fill in the area would be ideal!

The one in the front bed is worrisome, though. I'm going to give it another week or so and then try to transplant it to a place in the front of the house that gets relentless sun that kills everything. If it survives there, I'd be very, very happy. And if it dies, c'est la vie!