The Wait Has Ended

The wait has ended.  The buds on the rescued mystery climbing rose bush were ready to bloom.  I absolutely love, love, love the rich red color.

It's so pretty!  It was so worth the wait!  I am so pleased that we were able to rescue this rose bush and that it is actually blooming!

Here's a closeup of one of the roses.  When opened, it's much lighter than the deep red of the bud.

Isn't it gorgeous how many blooms it has?  It is quite beautiful!  I was hoping for some blooms but this is more than I expected.  What an amazing surprise!

I did notice one thing that concerned me about the rose bush.  On some of the leaves, there were blackspots and the leaves were turning yellow.  I know that some roses are susceptible to blackspots.  For your rose growers out there, do you have an organic method of getting rid of this?  I read that manure tea helps, have you tried that?