I have crocasmia elsewhere and I'm not sure it's the right color. Probably not warm enough in our cool PNW climate for glads. I also have beebalm directly across from that area, so again, not wanting to repeat.
Butterfly bush is a possibility, altho I have whacked out 2 overgrown ones in the past 2 years in other parts of the yard and they did not come back! Actually, I've whacked back 3, but who's counting.
I'm looking for anything that would look nice with apricot roses (mostly David Austins). I guess evergreen would be esp nice. It can't get too big because as you can see, the fence is low. And nothing with invasive roots that would travel to the drain field. I want to keep the color 'soft'.
It would be nice to interplant the roses with something that also did well in shade so I could have some continuity. I do love irises. I've not had great luck with them elsewhere in the garden. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. (very likely)
To the left of the driveway (rose fence is on the right), we have an identical fence with a small yard between the drive and the house. So that is opposite of the rose fence. In that side yard we have a very large crab apple with some sort of small pinkish rose that has climbed throughout - maybe new dawn, I'm not sure. There is also a lilac there as well as a weigelia. Then there is a mishmash of plants and shrubs in pale yellow and bluish-purple shades.
