Caterbro wrote:
Radika Kesavan wrote in :

I don't know where in Mass you are, but my friend who lives in
Boston writes to say that her Zephirine Drouhin is doing beautifully,
and that the buds are just beginning to open. So, you may be OK really soon!

city dwellers have all that drainage and stuff

True, there are some "joys" reserved for country-dwellers, true.

anyway, ask and ye shall recieve, it seems- my first bloom this morning- sopping
wet but still beautiful!

pics:

http://pbase.com/caterbro/roses

And it is a red rose too! How delightful. What rose is it, Carl, that
gave you the first bloom of the season?

--
Radika
California
USDA 9 / Sunset 15