these might not answer your questions, but this is a forum The parsly one may help with the roses smell though. I read that parsly around base of a rose Increases Fragrance(also will repel rose beatle whatever that is. helps Chive (Allium schoenoprassum) black spot on roses, fruit tree insect GARLIC: Plant near roses to repel aphids. Accumulates sulfur: a naturally occurring fungicide which will help in the garden with disease prevention.

I'd consider passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) or star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides). Both would appreciate such a sunbaked, somewhat protected location, tend to flower profusely in a sunny situation and are evergreen or very nearly so in our climate. The advantage I'd see in suggesting an evergreen vine would be minimal pruning requirements and a more uniform year round appearance for your front entry. And neither are quite as common as a few of the previous suggestions.

Thanks for reading my post... I'm not exactly sure of my zone. I thought it was five, but it may be six. I am at almost 7000 feet in Sandia Park just east of Albuquerque. Thanks for the info on trumpet vine growth. I mention drought tolerant because I am worried that I will kill anything that is not completely suited to the area. I think I underwater quite a bit and I'm trying to work on that by watering more deeply, especially early on and by using plants that can tolerate my sporadic neglect. I really enjoy gardening though and am trying to learn more so I can improve my success/failure ratio and hopefully enjoy the end results later on. I really love the perennial sweet pea. The Euonymous looks pretty sturdy and may make a good starting point and then I can try a couple of other things. Thank you for pointing me in that direction.

jacqueline9CA Those are fantastic pictures! I hope I can eventually create something so tranquil. It looks liken you paired it with maybe a Jackmanii clematis? It seems they pair really well together. I actually have been thinking about planting a rose with my jackmanii. Have you had much trouble with them overpowering each other? It looks like it also gets to be in the 15' range for height for you? Do you zigzag it to increase the horizontal lengths to increase blooming? I am trying to think how I could incorporate it with my jackmanii and still get good coverage on the large lattice I have set up. I didn't think I wanted something that would be big.... but maybe I do since I have a 4' by 14' lattice with the clematis, and so far the clematis doesn't fully cover things up yet so it makes me think I could afford to over plant here. Patti W - Thanks for the heads up about potential cane hardiness issues. I am in Boise Idaho, so its naturally pretty dry here, which is nice that disease pressure doesn't seem too terrible relative to what I hear for others around the country. So far this winter we have been mostly in the 20's Fahrenheit for lows, but the last few days have been in the 0-5 degree range for the lows. I am trying to be extra conservative to my already conservative guesses for climbers. Iceberg blooms on old wood I am reading so cane hardiness is definitely something I care about.