I thought it would be less expensive than a fence and have less maintainance. Friends kept telling me that I should plant a few flowers,,,, ya know,,, just to make it more colorful. Well, I got talked into a few roses. Over the last three years, insanity has taken complete control. There is no yard left.
Hedges now criss cross the entire yard, separating it into walkways and gardens.
The soil here is very hard clay, so it's been lots of fun replacing the soil in all the beds. In the last three years I've gone through 30 yards of mulch preparing for the roses and hedges. I've already picked up 25 bare roots this year and am nearly ready to get them in the ground. Most of them are climbers. I've also added two Climbing Peace, a Climbing Pink Peace, two Climbing Pink Don Juan's, a Climbing Queen Elizabeth, and several new Hybrid Teas.