Roses also create a beautiful, fragrant border along a deck or patio. Choose white or light-colored roses if you use the patio at, because they'll show up better in the dark. Use compact minis and floribundas for best results in containers for small city gardens and balconies. Move the pots around to create different effects. Hedge Roses A rose hedge adds elegance to a yard.
Tall shrubs make excellent privacy screens.
Low-growing minis and polyanthus can separate areas with a bright strip of color. When planting a hedge of roses, stick to one basic color and size, and space the plants closely to ensure dense growth. And like the hybrid perpetual, it was hardy in winter. A wave of hybridizing followed and continues today. The image that comes to mind when many people picture today's classic rose is that of the hybrid tea.