What is your favorite climbing rose?

I live in Pennsylvania, Zone 5b. I am looking to replace two rose bushes for an arbor. I'm thinking about Jaskson %26amp; Perkins "Social Climber." It is a "New Generation" rose, which means it is grown on its own roots rather than grafted.





Do you think this would be a good choice? The arbor is white. The background is a white house. I plan to plant two roses, one on either side of the arbor, and have the meet/overlap on top of the arbor. Would you do this, or would you plant two different roses or maybe one rose bush and the other side a clematis? The particular area is incorporated at part of my deck, so I don't want this small area to be too busy.





There is a small fountain under the arbor and I have three little gem evergreens in front of that. What rose would you plant?

What is your favorite climbing rose?
Cecil Brunner
Reply:That would be beautiful. I would plant one rose bush on each side. They will climb fast and be so pretty in just a few months. I don't think you can over do it with flowers and a fountain. Go with what ever color rose you like and do the climber kind. Good Luck!
Reply:I am not a big fan of roses, so if it was my choice, I would use two clematis. You could choose the carnaby clematis which has a little white and pink on the flowers. This would match well with the white arbor and house.





If you want the area to stand out a little more, then you could use a president clematis. It would be a great contrast with the white arbor and house.





I wouldn't choose two different colors or I wouldn't use both the roses and the clematis because then it wouldn't look symmetrical. Plus, the clematis flowers are a lot bigger (6-8") than the Jaskson %26amp; Perkins (4"), so one side of your arbor will have larger flowers than the other.





I hope I have been of some help. Good Luck!!!!
Reply:yes these are good roses however I like new dawn for a climbing rose as it blooms most of the year.


sweet Autumn is a good clematis to plant for fragrance