The main fence from the outside. If there is one regret Larry and Diana have, it is not having installed the fence another eight feet from the house for the cost of two extra side fence sections. At the time, the garden looked big - only after the plants were in and started maturing the space now is limited.

Many decisions about which roses to grow have to be weighed against lack of space. Therefore, a "perform or get axed" policy is enforced. If a rose is disease prone, or blooms poorly, it is out of the ground to make room for a better one. The "rejects" get a 2 year stint in large pots in the cutting garden, and if they don't shape up, they are disposed of. When transplanting, digging an extra large hole and replacing the dirt is key to avoiding the syndrome of roses failing to thrive in soil other roses have grown in.

All photos © 2004 Trevor Inkpen used by permission. Rose data courtesy EveryRose.com

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