One of my very favorite types of flowers is a rose.
  Now I am not talking about the tea variety that you get in a box on Valentine's Day.
  The kind that I mean come in a huge number of varieties of colors and scents, and if you choose from them correctly you can have a rose garden that blooms all season long.
  When you are highlighting a rose garden one of the best ways is with metal garden arches.
   Metal works best with roses, because they get really heavy as they grow to cover the arch, and metal can handle the weight.
How to place your arch.
When you are using an arch in a rose garden you need it to do one of three things.
  It should either lead you down a path, open on to a different part of a garden, or contain a garden bench and be placed toward the back of your garden.
A garden arch that is sitting in the middle of nowhere just looks silly (believe me, I've tried to make this work).
What works well with a metal garden arch.
Plant climbing roses against the garden arch (be patient they don't grow fast) and then tier the rose bushes around it.
  Plant nearly wild rose bushes (or any variety that gets about 3 to 4 feet tall) next to the arch, and carpet roses in front.
  If your arch is lining a path, you can also use cast iron decorative edging along your beds to give them more definition.
   It goes great with the arch.