First attempt at roses – Reddit Post

This is my first home and therefore first garden. We live in a city with tightly packed houses, small yards (my backyard is bigger than most) and not a lot of privacy unless you want full drapes/shades. I needed something for privacy while on the back deck but didn’t have much room to plant anything and still get in and out of the backyard. As a child I always loved how my grandfathers English roses smelled, and after seeing my local nursery had some DA roses newly in stock I figured I’d splurge on one climbing rose as a trial, honestly thinking it may not work and that I’d probably end up killing a $70 plant. Well after I bought the rose and was waiting for the trellis to come, my fiancé surprised me with two more of the same roses. (Very sweet of him but I think it’s because he didn’t realize how big one would get and also that I might kill it haha). So I unexpectedly had three roses and honestly no other good full sun spots to put them so they all went in. I definitely planted them too close to the porch but it is what it is. Now two years later I’m a crazy rose lady and totally get the hype! Zone 7a. First planted in June 2023. Full bloom picture is this year, with Malinois (dog) for scale. Tallest point is definitely over the “10ft” on the ID tag. I’m sure I’ll have to take one or two out at some point, I’m just enjoying it for now. Reading on the back deck with rose scent on the breeze is like a little oasis in the city.