first blooms

I bought a rose bush at the nursery by my house.  It was $8, and I thought, "Why not?"

I selected the Chicago Peace variety for the color of the blooms (yellow to pink) and because the label said, "Vigorous bush."

Jason and I planted it in the side yard, gave it some food, and kept it watered.  We initially piled mulch over the furcations, but once we started seeing new growth, we scaled the mulch back.

The roses are beautiful!  I did not prune the first blooms soon enough, and the bush rested for about two weeks before putting out some more blooms.  There is a lot of new growth, too.  I'm really pleased with the purchase.