Over in the California Gardening forum Jkom has a great post about a narrow side yard and recommends Gardener's Supply Co.'s green stacking tomato ladders as a rose support for keeping them upright and out of the path, you might want to check that out and see if it will work for you.

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Peachy - I saw that post this morning -- the photos gave me this idea. :) Westerland's canes are very thick and strong and want to grow outward, not particularly flexible. I learned that several years ago while tying one of the lateral canes to the trellis -- it slipped out and swung around, the thorns scraping my face. I feared that I looked like the victim of a bear mauling, but I had just a few scratches and a bruised brow bone.

It can be okay--there may be less flowers but those that remain, more clearly visible, can make up for it. Just cut everything off that sticks out, flatten the canes against the support as much as you can, and see what happens. Feeding extra and cutting off more.

If you've seen photos of that famous white garden in the UK, (name escapes me) the MAC against one of buildings is pruned absolutely flat, and it still looks good.