Would you really want anything to grow between the roses? Perhaps in a controlled area in front of the roses, leaving the area between and around them open mulch might be better for clean-up, pruning, dead heading, etc. My experience with ground covers and such around and between the bases of the roses hasn't made me a great fan of them. They tend to compete for resources and too frequently grow more densely in the planting holes, blocking air and light to the crowns or bud unions of the bushes. Pulling them out from around prickly unions is not something I care to do again! Lantana and verbena make long growth which can flood the bases and aren't fun to pull out of them. You might consider planting your ground cover and other companions in front of the roses as a 'skirt' or border, and leaving the soil around and between them well mulched to make clean-up and maintenance easier. If you must have that soil covered and if it grows well there, try plain old alyssum. Easy to pull, self seeds (here) making replacement unnecessary, available in white through lavender and dark purple, fragrant and very little competition for the roses. Kim

But what do you do when you have to move the plant over rough terrain? Little flat dollies have a hard time going over stairs and thresholds, etc. I've lived the lifestyle for many years of constantly moving huge potted plants to and fro. I've tried everything. I found these two plant movers from Nursery Enterprises I've used the bigger one for years. It's allowed me alone to do the work of a team of men--all without damaging my back or my expensive pots. http://www.nurseryenterprises.com/15-gallon-tree-dolly.html http://www.nurseryenterprises.com/large-pot-dolly.html

Consider doing what Annette Holbrook suggested but tighter river rock and a border paver piece or preserved wood. I had to do that and it worked very well. In fact I used gravel but very large gravel. First dig down six or so inches and put in your barire, wood or brick paver etc. and then add couple inches of road crush, wet and tamp to harden. Then top with heavy medium large river rock. If the rock is large it won’t move onto the grass and your barrier will stop the grass from growing over it and the rock becoming messy. This is about a 500.00 fix at the most!

Why don’t you frame your driveway with an arrangement of very large flattish rocks/ boulders instead? Disattached bits of fence don’t make any logical sense — you’re not trying to keep anything in or out — and don’t create a welcoming mood. You will need to maintain them, even though they will probably make most people think what they are looking is the remaining parts of a fallen-down fence you haven’t finished clearing away. Most of all, I don’t think it will do anything other than get in the way of the unbelievably beautiful view of the mountain. If you lay in some flattish boulders you can grow creeping rock plants around them, some native flowers (weeds!) They don’t have to be fancy boulders and I don’t know how much it costs in your area to get someone to bring them in. Before you get the idea you will talk your friends into a going on a rock hunt and loading them into your cars, please consider you could wreck your backs and your cars. Get a professional company to bring you the big rocks if you like the idea. Sorry if it too expensive where you live, and if they are too expensive, pick some lovely native weeds to grow there in abundance. Don’t pick ones that burn easily if you are out west. But get something you can plant and basically just tidy up every so often. It will be very nice and friendly, and soften your driveway. Somewhere close to the tree on the left put a mailbox with big enough house humbers on it. That will be enough to be a warm welcome to the homestead.