A Rose by any other name...

This year we made a conscious decision to leave the roses un-pruned.

Most of them have kept a reasonable shape

But not all. I don't mind this informal, floppy look.

This New Dawn for several years climbed on the house front and along the edge of the greenhouse and last year it started climbing up the greenhouse roof.

Now I am intrigued as to how far it will climb. Look how the heat from the greenhouse has promoted the flowers compared to the buds on the house front.