In the spring of 2004, I dug up a large border in the southeast lawn to start a rose bed.  After digging up all the grass, we carted in mucho cow manure and tilled it in.  I planted 15 roses to start, which won't even fill the entire available area when mature.  Most of the roses are hardy Canadien or English roses, along with floribunda 'Iceberg' and a red floribunda from Germany (name escapes me for now). We were helped this first season by unusually cool and rainy (for Colorado) weather in the summer and the roses florished.  Most of them gave us at least a few blooms.  My current favorites are 'Iceberg' and English rose 'Gertruce Jekyll.' Some of the blooms can be seen in the photos below. The yellow rose is a David Austin rose, 'Molineux'.  The pink bloom is 'Morden Blush,' a hardy rose, as is the carmine, 'John Cabot', from the Canadien Explorer's Series.  I've planted many other perennials to accompany the roses.  We'll see how they develop.  The monarda, 'Violet Queen', was happy, as were knautia macedonia, penstemon 'Huskers Red', and the malva. The clematis had dieback, but I think they will be happier next year when their roots are better shaded. I don't think the tree peony likes the drainage conditions; it's living but not thriving. The highlights of the bed the first year were the annuals.  The nicotania grew about 4 ft high and perfumed the back yard every night.  The nigella, the poppies, and the larkspur were less prolific but I have high hopes that they reseeded nicely. The gladiolas also did very well.  I planted a few hundred tulips, siberian squill, ipheion, and one persian fritillary (with sand; cross the fingers) for the spring.