I'm considering using evergreen or semi-evergreen roses for cloaking a wall
/forming a hedge; allegedly the two roses I mention in the title are
suitable
for the purposes ( in that order ). I know the species roses like Rugosa and
Scabrosa are good for hedges but they have bushy habits and I want an
upright
hedge narrower than it is high. As for cloaking a wall, Mermaid sounds good,
but I wondered if anyone out there has used these roses ( or other
semi-evergreen
roses ) for these purposes? Any comments?

Andy