I am so glad I stumbled on to this thread. The title of it caught my eye from the "Recent Threads" section on the ATP Home Page. I love the look of the new to you "old house" and what you have done with the gardens in just one season. Although I love all aspects of gardening, I think the design aspect is my favorite. You've done a great job! I am looking forward to watching it progress.
My place is wooded, so I don't have roses (yet) and haven't visited this forum before. After seeing the photos of the beautiful gardens of your previous place, I really need to spend some time and look around at past threads here. My grandmother had a rose garden and having one of my own has always been something I've wanted to do. I have a sunny area in the side yard that we cleared of trees near the house where I'll eventually put one. The photo of yours a few posts back is an inspiration.
Just for kicks, here is a photo of my grandmother in part of her rose garden circa 1960.
