The Alchemist

The name of this rose.
Growing around chains that I put up to help it clamber along the fence.
Very healthy despite relative neglect
Photograph taken today when I was at the beachhouse to meet with a man about a floor.
The assessors want his opinion about the subfloor (of particle board which has had water damage), and therefore the effects on the bamboo floorboards above. It does seem rather bigger than we were hoping