On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:03:49 -0700 (PDT), Ted Shoemaker
wrote:

Hello,

My wife came home this afternoon with a "Climbing America" rose. I've
never tried roses before this week, and I usually have a gray thumb.

She wants to plant the Climbing America on an east-facing brick wall.
Some websites say that we need to drill holes in the brick (if you've
never done that, it's not the same as drilling in wood!), install
hardware, run wires, etc. Really? That's a lot to do to a building
that we don't own!

What happens if we just plant the climber beside the wall, and let it
go? Okay, the Rose Police will tsk-tsk about it. What else will
happen?

If you drill into the landlord's masonary wall you just may find
yourself with a huge bill and needing a new place to live... I
strongly suggest you don't. Instead buy a wooden trelis you can plant
in the ground in front of the masonary wall, it will not only keep you
with a roof over your head, it will look nice too.