If you like azaleas and rhododendrons you've probably got an ideal situation for them. (There are far more of them out there than you might assume if you've never really thought much about them.)

I have roses on the northern side of my house. They are out about 4 or 5 feet--Marchesa Boccella, Rose du Roi (commerce) and Madame Boll. They all repeat well and with only an average of 4 or 5 hours of sun per day. We get very hot sun in the afternoon, so perhaps that is a help. I have clay soil here and the roses love it.

I love azaleas, especially the deciduous variety. The climate is a little too hot here for them, but perhaps your climate would be more amenable.

Azaleas, some hollies, rhododendrons, pieris - shade stuff.

I don't know what you currently have growing there, but it is probably the same stuff we are recommending. Most of them can be cut back drastically and reshaped if you know some basic pruning. I would highly recommend *NOT* just yanking them out until you figure out what they are, and why you want to get rid of them. If you don't like them, and there are site-tolerant things you would prefer, that is one thing. If you think getting rid of them is the only way to clear up a mess, you may learn otherwise a few years down the road and wonder why you bothered.

My northern exposure side of the house is in total shade for six months, and in sun for the other six months. I found it to be an area totally unsuitable for roses, although I stubbornly tried anyway.

Fortunately I am in a zone that is perfect for camellias, and they like that side of my house.

The suggestions above are all excellent, but you may want to check into what native plants grow well in a "landscape" situation, and are also attractive.

We have a Florida native plants society, and I am finding all sorts of wonderful native plants to fill in the areas that other plants can't tolerate. The best part of all is, since they are obviously suited to my area, they are extremely low maintenance. You may want to see if there are any native plant nurseries in your area.

Sandy

I'd advise against guessing how much sunlight you have available and suggest you do a sun/shade survey, which will take a total of c. 1/2 hour for spaces for c. 6 rosebushes, or fuschias if your space lacks enough light for roses.

How to do a sunlight survey for roses.
Sun light which is strong enough to cast a dark shadow from ones' hand when hand is held 3 feet above the ground, counts as "full sunlight".
Survey:
put a stick where ever you wish to plant a rosebush, and on a piece of paper draw where the sticks are placed,in you garden, and mark on the page, each with A, or B, or C, and so on.
Then at each hour from 8 am through 4 pm, when sunlight is strongest:
bring the page to the garden
and see if your hand will cast a shadow onto the ground when held 3' above the ground. If it does cast a shadow onto the ground, that hour counts as "full sun".
if it does not cast a shadow, that hour does not count as a sunlight hour for roses. mark zero sun for that hour.
you don't need to do this in all the same day, but within the same week is good, or month, at least.
Total up the hours of full sunlight for each stick:
Example
8 am. full sun
9 am full sun
10 am full sun
11 am full sun
noon full sun
1 pm full sun
2 pm full sun
3 pm full sun
4 pm faint shadow ( one hour counts as 1/2 hour)
8-3 pm = full sun or 7 hours total plus 1/2 hour of filtered sunlight= 7 and 1/2.
In your latitude this is enough sunlight to grow
Mme Alfred Carriere
Crepescule
Cornelia
Lavender Dream (Hybrid Musk)
Darlows Enigma
Catos Cluster (and many other bush Noisettes)
if you have c. 6 and 1/2 hours of full sunlight, I'd suggest the two Tea-Noisettes, because they will still bloom well enough for a garden display, but may decrease floriferousness and/or bloom more at the top of the bushes where sunlight is stronger.
Less than 6 and 1/2 hours at your latitude, and I'd grow Alba and other once a year bloomers, such as 'Albertine' and fuschias.
Good luck and best wishes for a lovely garden,
Luxrosa

You would need to see if you get the proper amount of sunlight all year long. It depends on your unique situation on the north side. My house happens to shade my northern foundation side during the winter due to the sun angle being farther south at that time. The other half of the year the sun angle is far enough north to cast full sunshine in that area.

Therefore, my suggestion would be to observe your northern area for a full year. In the meantime, some of the more shade tolerant roses, if you like them, could be grown in pots for awhile and set in that area for the time being. You will both be able to see if they remain healthy and happy there, and if not, or if the area gets shaded for part of the year, they are easily moved for a different location.

Keep in mind that shade tolerant does not mean shade loving. No rose loves shade. Even my hybrid musks are happier in full sun.

I have several teas on the south side of a building. It is a good spot for them most of the year. In the winter, however, they are shaded for a while in the morning by the building, with full sun appearing late morning, and then they get the required number of hours of full sun before being shaded on their backsides again. They distinctly lean towards the south during the winter, reaching for the sun. Even though they are getting "enough" sun, they are greedy and want more.

Sandy