I really don't know. It's a rose, its pink, it's surviving despite neglect and perhaps will do even better now that I've torn out all the invasive Nepeta that was growing around and within it. Some compost would be good but I don't have any. I was going to buy some today, along with a bag of peat moss, but that didn't pan out. Maybe tomorrow. Roses are prone to aphids and powdery mildew but I haven't seen any so far, but that may yet occur later in the summer. Gardening requires time and money. I've now got some time but there is never any money. Also, when it's hot and humid I have absolutely no interest in gardening, or doing sweat-producing work of any kind. So far, I'll go out back to garden early in the morning until I'm dripping in sweat and then I quit. If and when the mosquito issue flares up ... I'm outta there! Tonight should be cooler, maybe down to 14 degrees (which is still too warm for me) so I should be able to do some garden work tomorrow morning and keep Saul company. Didn't see the House wren all day today although I recall hearing it singing at 6:30 a.m. By the time I got out at seven o'clock it was gone. Oh yah, a juvenile Downy woodpecker was sitting on a perch near the feeder watching the adult woodpecker having its way with the chopped peanuts. The juvi was bigger than the adult with paler colouration. It's head was quite large. Not exactly Hydrocephalus, but I would not be remiss to call it a fat-head. It had a bland, spaced-out look, as if it had just smoked a reefer.
