Rosa Hot Chocolate standard...

A bit of TLC and look at the results.

Yes Siris if they had sent it out like this we would have been very happy.....

Thank you, says the rose.

I had similar experience with Chicago bush rose. It was at the compost bin in one GC, just one stem with one rose, the rest was broken and leafless. I took it for free and now I have 170 cm high bush, which blooms from June till November.

Excellent! :)) So pleased it worked out in the end ...for you too Katarina!

We were tempted to ditch it, our neighbour looked after it, well, he kept it in his shed,because it arrived two days before we opened the garden, so we needed it out of the way!! so it never had any water for at least 4 days, and looked even worse when we eventually fetched it back.....but OH likes a challenge!! that is why he married me lol

beautiful bloom.

DD@I like challenges, too. That is why I never married and engaged with garden.

Thank you, Karen, says Chicago. :-)

... and what a wonderful specimen rose you've got there!;o) Glad you didn't give up on it dd :o)

Thanks HB and Petal, I think it is going to be our number one rose...

It pays not to throw plants away too soon :o)

Well done to your OH - I hope it continues to be happy for you.

It does Hywel...I am sure it will Angie 12 new buds!!

What a recovery DD well done for some TLC and what a result. Lovely!

Thanks Lindak...