I am only familiar with Crepescule. It needs support otherwise it will just spread out like an octopus. It will climb trees. Also, what zone are you in. I lost my Crepescule in the polar vortex when it went below zero.

What's your plant zone? I have Renae, I am in zone 6a, I don't think Renae is going to be tall in my garden, planted 2 of them last year.

The brightest colors should be at the front of a line, depending upon which perspective is most important to you. Your eyes are attracted to the brightest colors first. If you are most concerned with how they appear from the street, the brightest one should be at the street end. If you care more about the view from the house, the brightest should be closest to the house. If the line is parallel to the view, the same rules apply. Wherever you want your eye drawn first is where the brightest color should go. It would seem that should mean Pinkie should have the first position. Second could go to either remaining roses. If you want to break up the pink, put Crepuscule between them. If you like similar colors together, put Renae in the middle. Whatever pleases your eye most is what you should do. It is your view. However you decide to plant them, they should be gorgeous. Congratulations!

Kim, I am just wondering, should she hide Pinkie behind a climber? :-) Pinkie doesn't repeat well I heard. I somehow killed my Pinkie, don't have enough knowledge about this rose, just heard from others.

Many thanks to everyone for the advices. I live in NSW, Australia. I chose these 3 weepers mainly for their almost thornless stems due to planting next to the walkway.

Don't know which is the best out of the three but based on my personal opinion and some advices from here, I am thinking of placing Pinkie first for its bright colour (repeat well or not I don't know), Crepuscule and Renae to last.

Again, thank you all and please take care.

It will be gorgeous and you will have a ball with them. Congratulations, Sophia. Please post follow-up photos so we may all enjoy your handiwork with you!

Hi Sophia! I'm in Australia too - Melbourne.

Climbing Pinkie is supposed to repeat well here. I have one, only a year old (and its only about a foot high) planted where it doesn't get quite enough sun, and it has two blooms on it right now, in the middle of winter. So I guess its safe to say it likes to flower!

Thanks, roseseek.

By the way, could anyone please tell me if I place the metal ring correctly, whether it is too high or too low or just right?

Thank you

Curdle1, is Pinkie a nice rose? And is it almost thornless like some people said? Thanks

You're welcome, Sophia. The placement looks about right, unless you can sink the umbrella a few inches lower so the crown of the plant is about even or slightly above the top so it rests on it instead of having to grow up in to it. You probably also want to invest in a couple of heavy metal pipes, driven well into the ground around the trunk of the umbrella then tied securely to it. Once the roses begin growing into weepers, they create an amazingly effective "sail" and will catch any breeze that passes them. Strengthening the upright stability as much as possible now will prevent you from having to stand them up and fight with them in the wind. Our SoCal winds are legendary and weepers are severe issues here. I learned this the hard way, and with an umbrella just like the ones you have. I thought one strong metal pipe, not a "stake", but a rigid metal water pipe, would suffice, but it finally required three, driven two feet into the ground, as close to the central trunk of the umbrella then all wired tightly together, to keep the structure upright in the winds. Yours may not be as severe, but you know you are going to eventually experience something similar. Securing them well now will prevent hours of totally wicked fighting and potential plant (and YOU) damage later. Plus, you have three of them to worry about. You need rigid, unbendable, rust resistant material such as galvanized water pipes, probably 8' long, driven in as far as you can to anchor the umbrellas. This is definitely a job you want to do ONCE. Good luck!

My worry is that Crepuscule will look too different from the two other roses. Pinky and Renae are pink and single or almost single (my Pinkie had thorns, by the way) while Crepuscule is a glowing gold-apricot, and the flowers are larger and with more petals. If you decide to use it I would put it in the middle so that the odd man out is flanked by the two more similar-looking roses. Just a thought; the color and shape difference may not matter to you.

Sorry for the delay in answering- I've been having several computer issues.

I wasn't that impressed with the first flowers from Pinkie, but they have been improving- the first ones were tiny and a bit blah looking, but the later ones have gone semi double and while not large, are really kind of cute and ribbon like. I wouldn't say its entirely thornless, but so far they're not that bad..more prickles than thorns; (just went and re checked mine) you might snag a few jackets tho.

I certainly hope it stays that way, as its supposed to eventually wind around the entry to the front verandah. Health seems good- very little if any blackspot... it's not that vigorous so far, but as I mentioned, its not in a good spot. Smell wise, nothing so far but there are quite a few rose fragrances I don't seem to get very well. Crepuscule is supposed to smell rather nice, but I cant seem to pick that one up either :)