Also, look around your neighborhood for plants you like in the neighbors' yards. If you feel comfortable with it, knock on the doors and ask the owners for the names. Talk to the staff at a local nursery. You need plants that will do well in your climate and soil type. Could talk to the county agricultural extension office, too, for their recommendations. Would help to know what your growing zone is to determine what plants will be happy. For roses, do you want shrub roses, tea roses? There are a dozen David Austin roses listed for zones 9 and 10, all shrub. If you want low/no maintenance, try Kordes roses. Knockout roses are often recommended, so you might want to look those up, as well.
