How about Renae? It is a pretty pink and a great climbing rose. Should do very well there.

I think Renae is gonna have to be a yes because of the lack of thorns. The section she would cover would eventually grow near a path on my side of the fence.

Off to research the other suggestions!

Chevy Chase. If a few others in my notes I'll look tomorrow

Lily, I don’t think I can have a plant with Baltimore in the name...it was hard enough for me to buy Raven penstemon. Baltimore AND Raven I’m my garden? No way :)

Maybe grow something your family could eat. What about grapes? In Europe people often train apple and peal trees to a fence/wall. Having a mini orchid in every yard would be lovely. :-) On the other side of the fence you could grow barriers.......

Summer, last summer I planted a grape to grow over one of my trellis‘. It didn’t do much but I have high hopes for this year.

I also put in a frost peach and Stella cherry tree on that side. I’m a wee bit nervous about the fruit trees and roses being planted on that side of the fence.

My two labs keep the deer out of my yard for then most part but I’m a little worried they will find the new snack bar. Fingers crosses they stick to old patterns.

I wouldn't plant any edibles near a long-established, busy road due to the involved pollutants including asbestos and lead. Also if there is a public walking space along the outer surface of the fence some passers by may help themselves.

Anything intended to grow flat against the fence will require consistent pruning and training - so much for reduced maintenance. Also stone fruits like cherries and peaches are the most demanding types to grow, due to pest and disease issues for starters. (Birds will often take most of the sweet cherries produced by home plantings in this area unless the trees are netted). Avoid having the growth of climbers congregate at the top by attaching horizontal wires from low down all the way up, so that the fence becomes like a giant guitar neck. And then when doing winter pruning arrange the main stems so that they are fanned out evenly, by attaching them to the wires.

Pruned and trained to grow horizontally along the surface of the fence large climbers like grapes, kiwi and Synstylae roses will eat up quite large sections of fencing - be sure not to over-plant if including any of these.

I do want the climbers to come over into “my” side of the fence, I’m hoping to spill gracefully so should I still start the horizontal process low or wait til it gets a little closer to the top?

I don’t mind sharing with passerbys with two legs as long as they eat it

and not throw it but I’d rather not share with the four legged creatures cause they’ll eat the trees down to nothing.

One time an elk DESTROYED my neighbors apple tree while Piper barked insanely from our side of the invisible fence.

I would suggest putting in an actual, low growing ground cover, and then plant the climbing roses also. Roses, particularly tall climbing roses, will not prevent weeds. We have roses growing against our wall out by the street in an 8 ft wide bed, in the middle of dense very low ground cover (it will depend on what grows w/o care in your area - take local advice. I use vinca minor and some sort of flat African daisies, but they might not like your climate.). My DH has constructed a sort of tree round thing around the base of each rose, so that the ground cover will not smother the base. That makes it easy to feed & mulch the roses once a year, and fight back the ground cover if it has grown into the small area around the base of the rose. Do you get enough rain so that you would not have to put irrigation out there? We do not, but I thought you might.

Jackie

If you are considering once blooming ramblers, you might consider those descended from native American rose species. Rosa setigera comes to mind as it is showy when in bloom. And I agree with Jackie's suggestion about some kind of ground cover and access, perhaps inexpensive concrete stepping stones.

I will definitely have to water the first two years and after that perhaps only sporadically depending on how dry the summer is.

For sure I will be encouraging the juniper-it is closest to the road and then I’m just putting my extras in as they develop in my garden. Plus butterfly weed, parsley, dill etc for the butterflies

I’m really hoping for some roses to drape over the fence toward me with nodding fragrant heads

I do like the idea of the roses that can hang over into your side to enjoy from your yard. What I would personally do with a space like that though, is use it to sow seeds for insectary plants to help my roses by providing habitat and food for the beneficials. So basically like a wildflower area to encourage and feed ladybugs, lacewings, etc since they will help all the ornamental plants like roses in your back yard.

Whether they bend more to your side or to the road-side will sort of depend upon where the sun mostly is. But I can't imagine you won't get quite a dose.

I second the suggestion of Renae. It's a winner.

I remember not liking the hybrid musk Buff Beauty at a previous home because the large and blowsy blooms would hang their heads, which is what you would want in your situation. I don't remember the thorn situation, though.

I'm thinking you have room for more than one! What a dream in z8!!! I've found Sally Holmes to be quite bloomy, but there are so many. Don't forget Cl. Crimson Glory if it does well in your area. Don't forget edibles will absorb any toxins in the soil, so planting true edibles there may not be the best. Have you considered Cornus Mas? It can be trained and pruned to just about any shape and has great fruit if you can beat the birds! ) It's tart so needs cooking and sweetening.

Ingrid thorns don’t matter for the entire fenceline. There is just a part on my side that’s a little narrow so whatever is coming over in that particular spot I would want to be thornless. There are already clematis on my side and I thought it would be pretty to have roses come from the other side

Vap. I did order Sally last fall to go in a different part of the garden. It’s a shadier part and I’m hoping the shade will bring out more of the peach colored buds.

What did you mean about toxins? I do have the cherry trees on that side and I will probably throw the squash and pumpkins over there this year since they get so big. Those are or will be at least 10 ft from street

I was also looking at the Maggie rose, anybody think it will climb up and over?

I'm sure it will be fine. I didn't mean to worry you.

I found seven sisters growing on a fence line. It is super hardy and spreads like you would not believe. I also had some drift roses that would work for what your talking about. You could keep them in the area you want by mowing.

oursteelers,

Since you have 12 feet of space between the fence and roadway how about planting Wild Flowers in that area? You could still include the rose climbers next to the fence. Just make sure your wild flowers include perennial type so you don’t have to reseed. Also, when sowing the seeds double or even triple the amount so every square inch of soil has a seed laying on it. The wider and taller plants would help eliminate any weeds. Come Spring the perennial plants will get ahead of most weeds. You can sow more annual seeds to cover any bare spots.

Not fragrant, but Eden/Pierre de Ronsard gets large for me in Seattle on a south-facing fence. Definitely can be seen from the opposite side of the fence. It will need some training along the fence to achieve the look you want (if you don't fan it on the fence it will turn into a 12+-foot-tall spiky octopus reaching for the south).

Zephirine Drouhin? If you wanted to create an impenetrable briar patch you could put Charles de Mills on the other side of your fence and let him do his thing.

K S, I’m putting zeffy on the fence I share with a neighbor since it likes some shade (and the other fence line is pretty much full sun) and is thornless. I don’t want to send mean canes into their yard.

Ok, so here are the ones I’m gonna start with:

Laguna, Heritage, Renae, Veilchenbleu(sp?) PeggyMartin and VikingQueen.

Anybody see any troublemakers?

Is Heritage really a climber? It was a rather modest arching shrub, here.

Maybe Mel's Heritage?

Agree that Heritage only gets to be about 6-7 ft for me.

I recommend Eden

I like the look of Eden but thought I remember reading no scen, I’ll have to go back and check

Couldn‘t find anyone selling Mel’sHeritage but if I could get Heritage to 8 ft that would work. Then I’d have two feet hanging on my side of the fence, directly above the hydrangeas

I thought Burlington roses had Mel's but I may be wrong.

In PNW zone 8, Mel's Heritage is incredible! I planted it as a band and in one season, it sent out ten fifteen foot canes!! It's one fabulous rose...always on bloom, no disease, beautiful foliage as well as flowers.

Another rose that has been a great climber for me so far (my garden is new) is Pretty in Pink Eden. It's absolutely stunning and blooms all the time. The flowers last a long, long time and fade to a beautiful antique pink shade. So pretty!

To me Eden has a light scent. I think it does better grafted. I had a good plant of it at one time but have had trouble getting a new one established. Am hoping the grafted one I bought last year will take off this year. It's awe inspiring when grown well.

Paul Transon is a rambler that sends out incredibly long, flexible canes. I have it on a fence and it will grow sideways rather that straight up. It is healthy and has few thorns. Not much fragrance.

A climber with a lot of vigor, good repeat and strong fragrance is Harlekin:

I think Heritage is a moderate sized arching shrub also. A more vigorous Austin with pale blooms is The Generous Gardener. Blooms last longer and may be a bit bigger. Heritage is more fragrant. TGG is healthier.

I got an availability list from Burling two weeks ago and she listed Mel's Heritage as available. Eden doesn't have a fragrance for me, though ability to perceive scent is one of those things that varies from person to person -- so you might be like Erasmus and find it somewhat fragrant (if so, lucky you). Lately I've had a bit of a plant crush on Lady Waterlow and Climbing Shot Silk but don't have a place for either right now -- if you like that blousy, more open style you might want to try one of those?

Thanks K S. I’ve never ordered from Burling before so I just sent her an email.

K S....does Burling have Shot Silk this year? I would love to get one.

Unfortunately she had it marked as out of stock. It might be worth inquiring about when it will be back in stock. Hers doesn't specify that it is climbing, so I assume it is the bush version. I asked about Shot Silk at Roses Unlimited and they also didn't have it in stock (I'm not sure which version they have). Roses of Yesterday and Today apparently have the climber, but I haven't asked if they have it in stock (I only have room for the bush right now).

I am going to recommend climbing pinkie, it’s vigorous and will cover a area very quickly and it’s scent wafts for me in the spring.

I'll second Veilchenblau and add Paul's Himalayan Musk. Both are one time bloomers, but oh, what that one time brings!

Just curious, what did you end up picking?

I got Renae, Veilchenbleu, Laguna, Viking Queen and Kiss Me Kate for that side of the fence. Since a lot of the pics of Mel’s Heritage seemed a little more peachy I got her also and put her in a different spot. If she blooms more of a true pink I’ll move her to the fence line.

Thank you for your reply, please do post pics and give us an update. I would love to knknow how they work out.

Right now the only ones with buds are Laguna and Viking Queen So we‘ll see if anything develops this year!

I would recommend Paul's Himalayan Musk Rambler. It is what I call a house-eater of a climbing rose. Same with Lady Banks. With the thorns on Lady Banks, she would be a good deterrent for thieves as well.

I see that you have already planted but if you are looking for more, Felicite et Perpetua grows large and is very charming. It's a once bloomer.

https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2722

I will probably add 3-5 more next year so all options are good :)

How about several bushes of Awakening? One will cover 20 ft. Here is mine covering the entire fence and spilling over to my neighbors side. It is supported by 3 trellises and the house on the left.

It is fragrant and reblooms too. It is very thorny and could serve as extra security.

totoro, how long have you had your awakening planted?

Totoro, one is certainly an option but I can’t do more than that because I have sooooo many on my wish list:) Is it fragrant?

Smells like green apples being a sport of New Dawn.