Gardening involves a LOT of experimentation and patience!
Here is my Julia Child Rose Bush.
I planted this rose originally near a hedge hoping that it would fill in the ugly lower branches of the hedge with beautiful blooms.
Sadly this poor rose never thrived in that space and stayed there for years barely producing a couple of blooms every year.
Last year I moved it to a "better" spot where it would have lots of sun and good soil. Mysteriously it didn't thrive there either. I waited patiently to see if things would change but they didn't.
I wish I had taken a picture of how pitiful this poor plant looked. It had one pale green shoot on it and no real signs of thriving😟
Earlier this spring I moved Julia Child yet again to a spot that I hoped would make her very happy. I was careful to water her and keep an eye out for critters who might want to chomp on the tender leaves.
To my utter delight, about a month ago this beauty appeared! I haven't seen a bloom this profuse in years from this beleaguered rose bush.
The foliage tells me that there is a lot of life left in this plant. I can't wait until it's grown so large that I can gather a vase full of blooms!
Look at these new buds and then blooms! That tell me growth is happening. This Julia Child Rose is very, very happy!
Sometimes an environment change does a world of good!
Be patient with plants. They might need a better place, the "right" place to thrive and bloom!
