"Bella" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" replied:

R. rugosa hybrids are truly beautiful roses. I think your friend
should erect a hedge of them, putting them about a foot from the
border on his/her side, and then just sit down to await
developments.
Don't bother about a complementary plant. There won't be room for
it.
Hint: My rugosa hybrids are real beauties, but at four years of
age,
they have diameters of about 8 ft and heights of about 5 ft.
---
Thank you to everyone, especially Franz, for your suggestions and
advice.
I still like the thoughts of R.rugosa hybrids, as does my friend.
They would certainly stop the newspaper boy dead in his tracks when
attempting to cross the lawn. My ex boss used 'Masquerade' roses to
edge
his very extensive and immaculate front lawn and they looked
wonderful when
they were all in full flower.

Remember that the species itself is a beautiful red single rose, and
that there is also a white hybrid. R rugosa "Alba", of similar habit.
Incidentally, they are both smaller than the large hybrids I mentioned
earlier. If your friend really intends to plant Rugosas, she should
consider getting specimens of both.

Franz