Question
Hi
I live in georgia. Recently we created an island bed in the middle of our lawn. It gets full sun. We want to plant a lot of roses in it . I dont know which ones to select.
I already have some hybrid tea's in another area of our house.
For the island bed, I dont think hybrid t's will be a good choice . I love roses and am happy to see the color but dont know which ones to choose here.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Answer
You are right. Hybrid teas may not be the best choice for your island bed. Most hybrid teas always grow tall and upright. However for the center of the bed certain HTs  would do okay as you want the tallest in the center, the medium bushes in the middle and landscape type roses for the edges. Use blue flowers all around the bed and you will have something spectacular.
If colour is important to you then watch out for a carmine rose next an orange one as they will clash. Pale yellows, creams and whites are used to separate roses that would fight together.
Tall hybrid teas that have good disease resistance:-
Mister Lincoln...deep red, very fragrant
Elina...pale yellow, disease free
Tiffany...pink, very fragrant
Double Delight...cream edged rose red, very fragrant
Touch of Class...coral
Elizabeth Taylor...carmine pink, fragrant
Frederic Minstral...rose pink, very fragrant
Royal William...rich red, disease free
Sunset Celebration...shaded apricot, fragrant
Medalion...shaded soft yellow
Brigadoon...amber shaded red
Floribundas for the middle row:-
Sunsprite...yellow, fragrant
Apricot Nectar...shaded pale apricot
Bridal Pink...pale pink
French Lace...cream shaded pale apricot
Gene Boerner...rose pink
Ivory Fashion...white
Last or front row:-
Any of the landscape type roses that are around 2 1/2 feet will look good. Watch out for bright oranges as they can be prone to black spot.
You can't go wrong with any of these roses. You plant the top row, then you stagger the next middle row with the plants inbetween. That way you fill in all the gaps and leave enough room for the roses to grow. Hope this helps. Lynnette