I've just been admiring your beautiful garden. Do not apologize for any of it as it is a work in progress labor of love.
Surprisingly your arbor with the two benches...well I have the same one. Just bought it from Freddie Meyer. Right now its in the barn. This is my idea of what I'm going to do with it. In the middle behind each seat I plan to plant climbing SDML. At each corner one of her offspring of wild bourbons. Cornelisen, Souv. de St Anne, Capt Dayel and SDLM Rouge. I'm sure I've slaughtered the spelling of each. I dont know if the bourbons work in your area. Sure a hoot that we have the same arbor. Will also plant some Morning Glory seeds to quickly fill in till the Bourbons get a move on.
Jeannie

How about the wonderful Morden Blush! Hardy to zone 2B great spring flush beautiful form & variations. Good repeat. A modern with a true OGR appearance. Delicate blooms and a very sturdy bush
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Sorry all the Mordens Morden Ruby if you can find it is a gem the only 1 I grow is Morden Blush.

The Candian rugosa Louise Bugnet is the first choice in similar zones in Sweden. Almost thornless, scented, white flowers with red buds, flowers all summer, hardy to zone 2b.

I read carelessly, didn't notice you wanted a red or pink rose. But please put Louise Bugnet somewhere else if you don't already have it!

You could go with the Apothacary's Rose, which is a very traditional kitchen garden rose; it's a hardy Gallica, tho. Frau Dagmar Hastrup is a low-growing, very fragrant, hip-producing Rugosa. Like most rugosas, she does sucker some, but I find her quite manageable.

Conditorum, the Tidbit Rose, would also be suitable for a kitchen garden. Mine's in the herb garden. It's a typical gallica and looks like a very double Apothecary Rose. Quoting HMF: "Probably came to Hungary from Anatolia with the confectioners of the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century." I find such remarks irresistible.

If you don't plant to use it in the kitchen it's one of the best roses for potpourri as the petals smell stronger after drying.

Apothecary's Rose would be a very traditional choice. As a gallica, it is cold hardy. Could you find room for two roses? You could also plant Dart's Dash, an excellent, fragrant, and reblooming rose. It is of moderate height, maybe three to three and a half feet. Do remember that own root rugosas and gallicas both spread by meandering through the garden. You can control this, and even root suckers to share with friends. Dart's Dash blooms in that rich magenta found in many rugosas. It makes lovely huge hips and has the fragrance of cloves, perfect for a kitchen garden. The leaves turn a brilliant gold in the fall. I live in a warm climate and have an alkaline soil that make growing rugosas difficult. Despite this I grow two, and Dart's Dash is my favorite.

Rosefolly

a shout out for wild roses such as R.pendulina,R.nutkana, R.acicularis - you have blossom, foliage, heps and structure as well as health and vigour.

Jeannie- The arbors and the arches are all from Fred Meyer. I buy a lot of my garden things there, since the store nearest me has really friendly people and a great return policy :)

Thank you all for the great recommendations.

Labrea- Beautiful rose! More of a light pink than I want in this area, but would work really well in any of my other garden spaces.

I've thought about apothecary rose, but really want a rebloomer, since the kids will be out more in the later summer (after school is out).

I did have John Cabot roses in each corner, but recently moved them to other areas of the garden. I don't have my fence in yet and they were getting eaten too much be the deer.

Does anyone grow Alexander MacKenzie? It's supposed to be a reblooming red rose, hardy to zone 2. I have so much pink in other parts of the garden (especially the fairy garden) that I'd like to have something the nephews will enjoy.

One of the nephews really wants to grow some red roses, but so many are zone 5...and I don't think they'd survive out there in the wind, with no protection.

Yes when I re read that you wanted a deeper pink thats when I thought of Morden Ruby which often looks like a medium red camellia and it's hardy to zone 3

Labrea- If I can find some space, I want to get a couple of the Morden Blush for the fairy garden. They'd be perfect :)

The Morden Ruby sounds like a possibility for the kitchen garden. I'll have to see if I can find some pictures.

Morden Ruby

Here is a link that might be useful: Morden Ruby

A thornless Rugosa? Does such a thing exist? Oh and don't forget the hips. She'll want rose hips for tea and jam. Rugosas are the best for hips because of the very high vitamin C content (the highest among the rose classes). Please note that not all Hybrid Rugosas produce hips. Many are downright sterile. My favorite rose for a kitchen garden is FRU DAGMAR HASTRUP. Yes, she IS thorny but the bush isn't a monster, disease resistance is fabulous, pretty fragrant flowers, good repeat bloom, produces hips, and has lovely autumn foliage.

Image of FDH by Juliet at Hortiplex

We have Fru Dagmar and Dart's Dash a the the corners of a bed by our kitchen stairs and they make a nicely matched pair. They are my only roses not on their own roots so that the don't sucker. The children love the hips and learn very quickly to avoid the thorns. Therese Bugnet is a thornless rugosa but probably to large for you. For outstanding coulour Cuthburt Grant can't be beat but Winnipeg Parks is almost as red and has more bloom. Alika is a very hardy gallica and really lights up the garden for the time it is in bloom but you will have to restrain its spreading. I had Alexander MacKenzie but gave it away, It died back to the ground each winter and then never put on a real show. Also to my eye its red didn't go well with the other colours around it.
Leo