Here is a picture of the roses that the neighbor has.

A close up picture.

Lovely house, red roses will look great there. I wish I could help. The only red I have left is 4th of July and it is very tough. One of my favorites is the deep dark DonJuan. The latter might spread nicely on the ground. I believe he was called a mannerly climber and that doesn't sound like what you are looking for. 4th of July is a mannerly climber too...very splashy red with white single blooms. Have you checked the descriptions from Antique Rose Emporium? The give great descriptions.

I have had phenomenal results in my North Texas garden with the Valentine rose from the Antique Rose Emporium. It's a very pretty red rose bush that's easy to keep small and shapely. I have a row of 9 of them along an east facing fence next to a road where they get a lot of sun. (I'm working them into a hedge) They bloom ALL SUMMER LONG, from April to September in flushes a few weeks apart. It's just stunning. Each flush lasts about 2 weeks, then there's only a couple blooms here or there for a few weeks until the next explosion. I planted them with a little rose bed prep, but that's all, and I deep water them about once a week by leaving a hose dripping on each plant for 4 hours or more (I should admit, I really just have a drippy nozzle, but instead of replacing it I've embraced it and just put it at the base of a different plant every time I walk through the yard. It's done my garden a world of good and uses surprisingly little water) As far as keeping the shape up, I prune them in late February or March, when I can see the tiny buds of new branches starting and pick which ones I want to grow. Then I deadhead once a month in the summer and trim back the big shoots. This is not a lot of care compared to most roses, and they've become very full and bushy. More leaves than any of my other roses. Of the 10 different rose varieties I keep, the Valentines have the fewest issues with diseases and pests and bloom more than any other. The aphids love them, but ladybugs cure that very quickly. The oldest ones are in their third summer and doing really well, about 2.5 feet tall. I might sound obsessed, because I am. I have a lot of plants, and these are my favorites by far. Call up the antique rose emporium for advice. They are so good at listening to your needs and helping you pick the right rose. Also look into Earth Kind certified roses. They are all so hardy!

This post was edited by Tracy301 on Thu, May 22, 14 at 22:42

Valentine is one of my favorites too. Another nice thing about it is that it's pretty much thornless. The other roses mentioned might be good too, but I don't have any experience with them. Perhaps someone on the rose forum would know more about them since they are relative newcomers.

Thank you Tracy301 for the beautiful picture; that rose bush was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you cynthianovak for recommending Antique Rose Emporium. roselee thank you for the description of Valentine rose. I went to Antique Rose Emporium web site to buy Valentine rose, but it was too difficult for me to just order one type of rose with so many different kinds of roses to choose from. I love the website and customer service was great when I explained customer service what I was looking for. I ordered Dame de Coeur, and Valentine roses.

I've grown Dame de Coeur and feel it is an excellent choice as well! You'll get healthy, nice size bushes from ARE. They're the best.

Fell in love with Dame de Coeur when I saw it at the SA Botanical Gardens. Beautiful rose. Not a super heavy bloomer in my experience, but then again I don't feed as much as is probably recommended (like ever). The blooms are gorgeous and it stays a nice size and shape.

Post pics when you get them in. Love to see roses in landscapes.

Lisa

Tracy - Do you have any more pictures that show the shape of Valentine?

I specialize in growing roses. Valentine and Dame de Coeur are excellent choices. My suggestion for you would be the Knockout Double roses in either candy pink or the red. For people who don't grow many roses, these are bulletproof and bloom unfailingly, needing no spray. I accent with them. I cut them down low in spring and keep them medium sized but you can let them grow taller. Their new foliage has a pretty red tint to it that would look good with your brick. You can mix the pink and red or just plant one color or the other. The red would look wonderful with white periwinkles edged in front. I have the yellow [which starts out yellow, then turns white - looks like a gardenia] in my front bed with a single red on each side - shows up great from the road. The Knockouts are hard to beat. Whatever rose you chose, plant in good soil, water in well and water during heat of summer, esp. for the first year. Mulch well - don't fertilize until after it is established. Keep the rose dead headed [trim off dead blooms] and watch how fast it repeats. You wont have to spray the Knockouts. Keep it pruned to your liking - you can prune this rose any way you like. I have several in large pots - they are striking.

The red rose in the 2nd photo looks like a red drift. I have one - its small and don't think it would match the height of your house nor show up as well as the knockouts. Lowes had the Drifts earlier in the year. Most nurseries have the double knockouts but you might have to look around as they sell out this time of year.

Lowes had the KO tree roses earlier - I bought 2 to go in large pots on either side of a metal bench. They make the best tree roses. A couple of those, if you can find them, would look good on either side of your porch. Home Depot makes a Knockout rose food that you can feed them with a few times a season [after they are established and don't feed after September to give them time to wind down for winter]. They look good as shrubs even when not in bloom. Also, the candy pinks look wonderful when planted with something lavender like salvia. One of mine is next to a vivid purple clematis and is beautiful.

Good luck!
Judith