For what it's worth, and I will start by saying color is very personal, I consider Munstead Wood to be a cool-tone red, i.e. with a strong blue undertone. I myself would put it with pinks and whites and bits of clear yellow with no golden tone. I have ten Munstead Wood roses blooming now, and others that are blooming now that I like in the same sight-line are Rhapsody in Blue, Burgundy Iceberg, Wild Blue Yonder, Belinda's Dream, and Gertrude Jekyl. My white floribundas are Gettysburg, part of a National Parks series no longer in production. Given the warm color of your house, I would probably go for warm reds rather than the blue-undertone reds; and it seems warm reds would complement Lady of Shallot a bit more than the cool reds.

One book about color I like to recommend is the old "Color Me Beautiful" from the 1980s, available used from Amazon. The author breaks colors into 2 main groups, the warm tones and the cool tones. Then each main group is broken into 2 sub-groups. The labels of the 4 resulting groups are the 4 seasons of the year (which is just an arbitrary naming system). I am a "summer", flattered by soft cool tones such as most blues, pinks, blue-ish greens, and so on. My only brown is a cocoa which has a pink undertone. Can't wear any gold or tan or black near my face. My spouse is a "winter", with stronger coloring than mine, and he can wear cool tones such as dark navy, black, stark white, a brighter sunny yellow than my yellow, a somewhat stronger truer red than my red, a stronger cool green than my green, and so on. The other two groups, spring and fall, are the people who are flattered by tomato red, rusts, oranges, olive greens, apricots, golds, tans, and so on -- I don't pay much attention to those colors except to avoid them. After I was "color analyzed" in the late 1980s, I had a much better feel for what flatters, and it meant my wardrobe was more cohesive, as well. (Translation is that I saved money by keeping clothing & accessories & make-up within certain parameters.) I believe the color guidance in that book is timeless. My mother had a color analysis party with 18 guests, so I saw 18 women analyzed that night, and it was amazing how the "right" shade of red, for example, would bring life to each person's face. Everyone can wear a shade of red, but not everyone can wear every shade of red. Sorry to get so far off topic.

Please forgive me for being so forthcoming with my opinions. . . Best of luck.

You might take a look at this discussion. Munstead Wood tends to change color depending on the climate.

Well, MW is very changeable in its colour ranging from the deep tones to an almost fuschia. This does make it harder to pair with apricots which generally look striking with the darker reds. I think it would actually be nice in front of the lattice under your porch as I rather like the lilies and irises, although that's probably because I don't have any. Be aware that Munstead can get larger if it likes your house. If you're set on that space something that flows over the wall like Young Lycidus or Sweet Chariot would look lovely. I can also see a climber clambering up your railings.

That said, I have two MWs and they are paired with Viking Queen (but not next to it), in front of New Dawn and next to Summer Romance and First Crush. I'll post a pic in a bit, but again the colour really changes with the weather and sun.

I want to second the first comment about thinking of Munstead Wood paired with cool reds or magentas. If you want a bold color scheme that would integrate Lady of Shallot, you could try a triadic color scheme focusing on blue (larkspur, blue penstemon, batchelors buttons), magenta, and orange for contrast. I urge you to look at a color wheel and consider possible complimentary parings, tetrads, or triads (all the while considering that green will be the dominant color). But if you want to do something more traditional, just look at the amazing photo album John posted of his visit to Sissinghurst Castle in the UK. Those dark plums and magentas would play well with your Munstead Wood. Maybe you will see some examples of color schemes you enjoy in those images.

P.S. John posted that album I mentioned on the Antique Roses Forum. It is SO worth looking at.

My Munstead Wood ended up (quite by accident--the only space left open!) near a pink/white Austin called The Wedgewood (those two look great together) plus not too far from a bluish/mauve lavender floribunda called Love Song and a pale yellowish hybrid musk called Jeri Jennings. Munstead looks good with all of those.

I have a Lady of Shalott on the other side of the yard--love its bold colors, but I don't think it would work well with Munstead. I accidentally ended up with a very large dark rust-brownish colored daylily next to it. That color is sensational with Shalott!

Keep in mind that Munstead Wood is NOT a small bush, and by itself, it is not an overly attractive bush. Mine is planted in the middle of a bunch of other flowers, so its slightly awkward shape is not at all apparent. I'd guess mine is about 3.0 - 3.5 ft tall, but others have reported 4 ft or more in some cases. Really depends on where you live.

Munstead Wood is also very PRICKLY--if people are going to be walking near it!

Love your selections, but I'm not sure they were intended to be very close together.

Kate

Thanks everyone for the feedback! This is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I think that I will look into some warmer toned roses that will pair better with the Lady of Shallot since our front yard isn't really big enough for two distinct color beds. I will keep everyone updated.

Will you only be getting one Munstead Wood or several? I saw a photo once where someone did a hedge of Munstead Wood and Princess Alexandra of Kent and it looks really good. Red and medium pink blends in really well.

If you do an analogous color scheme with warm reds, oranges, and yellows, that will also pair better with the current color of your house, which, from the photo, appears to be a warm tan (slightly on the yellow side).

Noseometer, if you don't mind my asking, what software or online functionality did you use to make that beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, eye-catching collage?

noseometer i really like your collage! Mauve would probably go nice w MW. That one good thing about having a pot ghetto..one can move stuff around and see what looks good.

Thanks! Now that I'm looking at it again, it could use a larger red-leafed white-flowered shrub such as Physocarpus 'Diabolo', Abelia 'Red Anniversary' or something like Continus 'Grace' or even a red-leafed Japanese barberry. It could also use something with white variegated leaves and/or white frothy or spiky flowers such as Deutzia 'Creme Fraiche', variegated euonymus, or Abelia 'Silver Anniversary' or Abelia 'Kaleidescope' which has red tips which would be picked up by the red leaves and the Munstead Wood flowers but has too much yellow . Then maybe some white spikes for accent. Maybe a white Physostegia or veronica. Or I might be heading into overkill land.

ellatierella, I used Photoshop. I'm old school. I'm sure there are lots of other programs/apps out there now, but I'm just used to Photoshop!

Noseometer, love your selections. Esp the heuchera

I agree that MW might not look good with your house color and LS (which is one of my faves).

I also agree you should find a rose that will cascade down the retaining wall. I have a baby Precious Dream from Heirloom which will stay low and seems to want to sprawl. Very fast repeat. The color matched Los but maybe too matchy and you might want a soft yellow for more contrast. Thorns are not terrible.

My zone is completely different than yours, so take this for what it is worth. I would think that Pretty Jessica would work well with MW. It tends to stay smaller for an Austin. My MW will grow to be a monster if I let it. I have to severely cut it back (to about a foot tall in the spring) to keep it at 5--6 feet tall. Pretty Jessica has a more upright growth, is practically thornless, and only gets to be about 4--5 feet tall in my climate.

I did have Princess Alex of Kent in the same row as my Munsteads. In my climate, the Princess grew to be about 8--10 feet tall in its first year as an own root. I have since moved her to the back where she can be free to roam to her heart's content.

Another beautiful DA rose that stays small, and has great scent is Sharifa Asma. A hedge of her would just be stunning. If you wanted to go with something similar but on the more apricot side, Mary Magdalene stays small and is also beautiful. Let me see if I can get some pictures.

Here is Pretty Jessica on the right and P A of K on the left. You can see that P A of K would probably get too big for a hedge unless you wanted complete privacy and have no one see your beautiful house. Way down on the end on the left you can see Munstead.

Here is the reverse side looking from Munstead towards the front.

Sharifa Asma

Mary Magdalene