The roses are planted between three and four feet apart. The link showing the leaves with the rust does look like what I'm seeing. The ground cover is a plant known to me as "Devil's Weed." It's super robust right now because we haven't hit the warm weather yet here in the Chicago area (zone 5). Once
I can thin it out if that's helpful, but it does seem to help protect the roses from overheating and weeds once summer starts. The rose bed is a raised pie shaped bed that at it's narrowest point is about a foot wide and then widening to about four to five feet at the furthest end. The bed is surrounded on three sides by concrete driveway so this area is literally beaten with the sun.
Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the roses. They were labeled as knockout roses when I bought them. I am not opposed to spraying them with a fungicide if that's needed.
Once again, thank you everyone for your help! I sincerely appreciate it.
