Nice to hear from you. Thank you.

It’s lovely, Straw! I’ve just planted out a tiny rooted cutting that I received from a generous friend:) I hope my Barcelona makes it. I’m not normally a fan of red roses, but Barcelona thankfully has no orange tones to its blooms, more bluish. Yours looks great! I added some acidic planting mix to the hole, hoping it would appreciate it. I had made the mistake of planting the off white climber, ‘Penny Lane’ against my cream colored stucco house. The blooms just blend in with the stucco. I now have Barcelona in the foreground. Barcelona should really pop against the light colored stucco. Thanks for the great photo and all the wonderful advice!