Hi Phoenix31: Krista (zone 5a New York) likes her Katherine Harrop rose, it's a Bourbon pink rose, almost thornless, see link: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=3592

If you want disease-resistant, Roses Unlimited is having 1/2 price sale, only $10 per gallon of roses. Harlekin (pink with red-edge) is hardy to zone 5a. But the sale is over soon, so you need to call them right away to get the 1/2 price sale.

I see tons of Laguna (reddish purplish) Kordes rose at Meijers. VERY DISEASE resistant, but thorny and vigorous.

I love my David Austin rose Crown Princess Magareta, but it's orange. Will post a pic. of that later. Tess of the d'uvervilles (David Austin Rose) is a red-climbing rose, very disease resistant.

Thank you; I will look into these varieties. I forgot to mention that I am in Zone 4.

David Austin roses are a safe-bet for zone 4. My Scepter'd Isle was so vigorous that I gave that away, but the canes are too stiff for climbing. Here's the list of climbers for arches from David Austin catalog: A Shropshire Lad (pink), James Galway (almost thornless, pink), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (red, disease-resistant, lots of blooms), Harlekin and Laguna (Kordes disease-resistant) are hardy to zone 4 if planted deep enough.

Thank you; I will look into those varieties as well. If I want a big, bushy kind of rose for front doorway posts and over the arch in the middle, is that a rambling rose or a climbing rose? i don't know much about roses.

Climbing rose is best for arches, the ones listed in David Austin catalog for arches are: A Shropshire Lad (cold-zoners like this pink one), Altissimo. James Galway, Mortimer Sackler (almost thornless), Sally Holmes, Strawberry Hill, St. Swithun (stingy), Tess of the d"urbervilles.

Rambling rose is meant for pergolas, this umbrellas out to LARGE & WIDE area.