Are you planning to use any shrubs for winter interest? Most of the plants you mention will disappear in late fall unless I don't understand your climate, which is quite possible. :-) I'm planning a new bed which DH tilled last week and here in zone 3 I need to have something either deciduous with interesting twigs or evergreen or it will be bare by November. I like to see snow on twigs at the least altho I know your winter is much shorter than mine. My biggest problem is using deer resistant plants as this bed is a distance from the house. I'm using a mix of shrubs, perennials, and annuals, maybe some bulbs.

What's wrong with fragrant climbing roses? Nice cottage look too. Or you could try sweet autumn clematis. How soon do you want it to cover the wall?

hand the kid a baggie of goldfish crackers or some such ... as you boot his butt out the door ... tell him the following: ONLY momma gives him food ... and... bring the darn bag back ... then release him to the wild ... but watch from the window .... every few mnutes.. until you have him trained... ask him where the bag is .. substitute her for him if appropriate ... when provided a plant name.. google the latin name ... that is how you get the best information ... and.. i dont think i am aware of flower color mattering .. IF THE LATIN NAME IS THE SAME .... i could see where .. based on flower.. the latin name might change... and then there could be differences ... but i will defer if my logic is faulty ... ken ps: i had a greater concern.. for the pretty berry plants .... that might be confused for fruit .. that the kids might eat ...

I'm in zone 4 and you can grow a lot of things! Just stick to perennials that can take a cold winter and annuals that don't need a long growing season. First, roses. There are so many roses that have done well in our garden. Most are old-fashioned roses like gallicas and damasks with some rugosas and Canadian Explorer roses. There are also some centifolias that will do well, too. Some of my favorites are Belle de Crecy, Celsiana, Snow Pavement, Fantin Latour, Madame Hardy and John Cabot. If you want to try one that's more of a hardy zone 5, plant it near the house on the south or east side, out of the winds. Bleu Magenta and David Austin's Cottage Rose are both good choices. Okay, perennials, shrubs and bulbs. We have deer problems, so most of the ones I'll mention are also deer resistant or we plant them with plants deer don't like. Peonies, lilacs, coneflowers, daffodils, hyacinths, tullips (these are not deer resistant so plant them behind the previous two) daisies, barberry, butterfly bushes (more zone 5 but good in a protected area) phlox, coral bells, woodland phlox, well there are a lot of choices. Herbs...this is one of my favorite groups. All these look good with roses and other plants. Lavender (Hidcote English lavender is the most hardy I've tried) Walker's Low catmint, bee balm, mints or all kinds (but you have to plant them in a buried pot or they'll take over your garden) pineapple mint is lovely, sweet woodruff and strawberries (okay not really herbs, but great ground covers) but these are just a few of the possible plants that will do well in your zone 4 garden. Vegetables...I have mine in a separate kitchen garden, but it's easy to add lettuce, spinach, garlic, chives (although these can spread) bush beans, and even climbing beans or peas on an arch. For a longer flowering vine, think clematis or honeysuckle, since they'll come back every year and take no effort, at least in our garden. I don't baby my roses or any other plants. I get the ones that should do well in our zone and if they don't...they are an annual and it was a learning experience. Best of luck with your garden! Oh, I mentioned our kitchen garden/potager. We have a lot of space and got a bit carried away, but there are many ideas online and in books : ) And here's a picture from years back of roses and lavender with some daisies, lobelia and white alyssum...and a few cosmos I think in the back. And some roses blooming later in the year...I think this is Celsiana but just starting to bloom next to the bird bath, above. Not my pictures, but they look like this as more open and the older ones start to get lighter.