Thank you Arthur and Sambac. Arthur those are gorgeous. Sam, I thought I could get away with ground planting them but the woman at Ace thought that was a bad idea. I looked at the pot they're currently in and thought, "they look fairly content to me ?" I think I'm going to pot them in a nice bark heavy cactus mix combo regardless. Now, one more question. It has gotten quite leggy, can I lop it off or will that kill any potential blooms by cutting off the top ? Also, will those cuttings root, I'm suspecting yes. Thanks so much.

New Dawn can cover 20 feet easily. It is one of the best roses and a good choice, but a very strong grower. Two newer climbers of merit are Laguna (pinkish red) and Papi Delbard (apricot-pink blend). Both are fragrant (esp. Laguna) and disease resistant, except if you have rust disease in your climate, I don't know how they do with that. I guess you could plant two climbers and train them mostly in opposite directions with some mingling at the center, or else just one New Dawn in the center. HelpMeFind.com has info, pictures, and vendors for all rose varieties in commerce. I'd be concerned about planting roses on the lot line. The neighbor might object to the thorns. If the light comes from your side, it will be easier to keep the roses mostly on your side.

Hey Josh! Thanks a lot..I really appreciate it..For the life of me I can't remember what the weather was like back then..It sure looks like what you said.. I am glad I can finally say it is not because I am over watering....Am I wrong to think that the rot starts from the bottom up with overwatering? Jojo....I am so happy to hear that yours is doing ok..That is exactly what happened to mine.. It would of been nice not to loose the tops and have to cut them off so I could of had straight up one stemed plants, but I will take anything as long as they make it and they are healthy.. Happy growing! Mike

I thought my house was funky, but yours is even quirkier. I would not fight the funk- I would go with it. Instead of trying to make it look traditional, which won't work with that roofline, how about going modern/Frank Gehryesque? (Not that I know what that is.) Here are some outside of the box ideas: 1. Change the front siding to match the sides and attic (?) area. 2. Change the garage door- maybe to a modern barn door look with two doors. 3. Replace the attic windows with a series of identical clerestory windows from side to side, about eight of them. Big wide trim around them. 4. On the second floor, continue the window pattern that's over the garage all the way over (probably mean adding three or four more). Wide trim around all. 5. Metal or galvanized tin roof. 6. New door: single light french. 7. Depends on what rooms are on the first floor, but I'd put another two single light french doors, sliders, to the right of the front door. 8. Pergola from end to end of the house to define the first floor, with a solid (galvanized tin?)roof over the entry door or maybe all the way across. With a patio outside in front of the single-light slider. 9. Paint: charcoal gray with black trim, or dark purply-brown with plum trim. Or warm tan with white trim. Or...? Landscaping: tall spiky things. Good luck. I have had a heck of a time working around the bizarre add-ons on my house. Each part of the house still has different siding. So I am in the same boat- except that I have only one story to contend with, which makes it a little less daunting. In any case, it will not be cheap.