Well, buying a trio of Molineux roses seems to have been a good omen for the Wolves. And, it looks as if the bare root David Austin roses are happy in their new home as they are already budding some leaves. As suggested on the DA website, I’ve planted them in groups of threes hoping that they will look like one large plant when they grow. I’d cleared out the bed just for the roses and a surrounding wall of rosemary, but a few stray sunflowers, feather grasses, and bluebonnets can hang out there for a while: