Jae Rae, thanks! if there is one thing good about that big knockout is that always has roses... I am rose snob ... I look at those knockouts and my heart just thinks of all the gorgeous roses I have seen in CA! I went to the rose garden at Balboa Park in San Diego, Steph's garden also in San Diego, Zuzu's garden as well as Sue's... then to San Jose Rose garden with Sue... so you see that is my big problem... I am totally ruined!
All my roses planted - I mean w/ the graft well buried had survived the winter well... but then some were totally devoured by voles!!!!)
Hope you have better luck than I!