This is a hole belonging to a vole. They are rampant and my lawn is full of burrows.
I went ahead and planted my rose nearby. I hope there isn't anything about a rose bush in which voles are interested.
Before...(not only grass to be dug out, but mint that loves this site)
...and after
I cut all the buds, and this one is continuing to open. I figured that adjusting to transplanting, the bush would be happier not trying to bloom at the same time. I also am glad that my roses have a one year guarantee (as long as I keep track of the receipt).
For my own adjustment, my back thinks I should not be digging holes anyway, nor getting the mint out to give away.
I'm sharing this post with Macro Mondays HERE.
Very pretty rose...I had a knockout rose bush for a few years...it produced plenty of blooms..but the thorns were so big..that everytime I had to prune I was getting wounded. I tore it out!
ReplyDeleteI didn't get a "knock out" rose...though there were lots of them at the nurseries I visited, but I don't even remember what that means. Yep, thorny little devils. I've got thick leather gloves and may still have gotten one prick that feels like a splinter, but I can't see it. I mainly like this for having a fragrance...oh, I forgot to include that in my post.
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