The poor sap had two rose bushes where the top died out & the understock grew
and bloomed, a common occurrence. I tried to tell him this, but he kept looking
for an exotic and anthropomorphic explanation. I guess he finally gave up &
went away.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)