This rose is Oklahoma, a gift from Cindy on Mother's day.

It's 82 degrees in the shade with sunny skies. We've got a prediction of 96 degrees. Boy, I hope that's wrong. Obviously the nearly 4 inches of rain has made a drastic difference. Lots of things need pruning. It seems contraindicated to work so hard to grow things, only to have to prune them back again. But, growth is life and that's what it takes.