Although reaching 20' or more on some sites 'New Dawn' is not actually in the upper category for size, there are many much bigger roses. Ones seen locally include 'Kiftsgate' (perhaps the biggest garden rose with the original (located in England) said some time ago to be 100' across), 'Bobbie James', 'La Mortola', 'Paul's Himalayan Musk' and others. Many here grow 'Climbing Cecile Brunner' with ease, a specimen in a neighborhood north of ours was well above utility wire height until recently cut down.

Excellent suggestions, thank you so much!

I have both New Dawn and Cl Cecile Brunner. I'd say Cecile Brunner is the 1st place house eater. New Dawn is a close 2nd though. American Pillar & Veilchenblau (ramblers) I have are pretty agressive too. Good for trees. I have just planted Darlow's Enigma and Paul's Himalayan Musk. Both would qualify I think for the house eater category. In my case tree eaters. Good luck with your house eater choice!

I've heard the banksia roses are also house eaters, as well as Gardenia (the rose, not the bush). Jasmine officinale is also a vigorous grower. I think honeysuckle and climbing hydrangea are big too. I haven't grown any yet, so take this all with a grain of salt.

I'm thinking about getting Paul's Himalayan Musk Rambler for a tree myself, so I've been thinking of these large lovelies myself. :)

The rose in the background is Rosa moyesii 'Highdownensis' growing up through the trees. It's got beautiful wine red single flowers. It is trouble-free(for me anyway). It's described as 10-15 feet tall, but mine is way taller than that. I never trim it; I love the way the flowers look up high in the trees.

We have a chainlink fence very close to the entire east side of the house. Several types of vines growing up it. Evergreen clematis armandii and honeysuckles etc.

We strung a bungee cord (best ones are from Home Depot in clear containers) trellis from the fence top to the evestrough entire length of house and in 2 years the trumpet vine now covers 1/3 of our roof. Trumpet vine here is deciduous though, thinking of planting ivy for an evergreen barrier, also narrow hinoki and italian cypress are doing well plus wax myrtles. Want a house-eating rose also!

These are new plantings so doing well, just need more variety. Lots of clematis types but need more evergreen vines.

This view is from east neighbor's yard (he does not keep it up) looking onto our east side -- right side of house completely covered with trumpet vine (last summer).

There's a thread archived here with lots of pictures of vines completely covering fences, just awesome pictures.

>It's described as 10-15 feet tall, but mine is way taller than thatThat's because it's actually 'Eddie's Jewel'.

Thanks bboy!

If plants could talk, would they tell you their names? A lot of nurserymen would have to reprint their labels.