Arlyn ...
You probably think irises are easy to grow because you know about them. I am planning to plant my first clematis next year and have a great fear of failure because it's outside of my comfort zone and just I know I am going to kill it.
I could help you if you really want to grow a rose in your garden, just as people on this forum would be more than willing to help me find the right irises to grow in this garden. That's one of the things I like about ATP.
There are a lot of roses that are cane hardy in your zone that need little winter protection. A lot of the instructions and advice given about growing roses is archaic and make growing roses harder than it needs to be. I think that may be true for other plants, too.
I think Lucy is right that there are a lot of other irises that I don't even know about that may do well in this garden. I have a lot to learn about them.
The same is true for roses. There are a lot of different classes of roses that grow well in your climate that you may not even know about.
Smiles,
Lyn
