plz insert a pic in a reply ...

may as will throw in big city location... seems you touched on the usual left out info.. so good job ... i might suspect NJ... but you know what when we assume ...

did you personally do the mulching ... no chance of some large men hitting the plant with tools or big boots or bobcats... etc ...??

the less than 48 hours part is bothersome ... one wouldnt expect such for a garden process ... if you get what i mean ...

pic plz

ken

Thank you for responding. I tried posting a picture and thought all was correct but it did not show up so I will try to figure that out. Yes coastal NJ is correct. Mulching was by hand done by us. I have grown roses for years. All hybrid teas. Excellent climate for them except for the ocean wind of course. I am now scaling down to knockouts.....will try again to get the picture up.

Here is the picture. Also happens to be a robins nest in there.

wait until the pic clears focus.. before hitting send ...

scaling down hurts.. doesnt it ... but i dont miss the full contact gardening part .... those pains i dont miss ...

ken

why is it still staked .. ???

is it not secure in the ground after a whole year .. in the ground???

are we sure the ropes arent strangling it?? .. is there a rope to the fence also.. and is that a wood stick on the trunk ...

ken

Lol, I hate those stakes. My husband did remove some type of wire from the stake today but he said it wasn't tight. We'll see. Yes, it is tied to the fence too. We are across from the ocean. I'd rather that be the problem then some root eating bug. The winds here can brutal but it may be time to remove that thing. Thanks for the observation. I hope its not too late to revive it.