English Roses for hot areas, zone 9-10
Abraham Darby, Ambridge Rose, Charlotte, Jude The Obscure, L.D. Braithwaite, Marinette, Miss Alice, Molineux, Prospero, Scepter'd Isle, Sharifa Asma, Sophy's Rose, Tamora, The Dark Lady and Tradescant.

English Roses for cold areas, zone 4
A Shropshire Lad, Abraham Darby, Charlotte, Cottage Rose, Crocus Rose, Gertrude Jekyll, Golden Celebration, Graham Thomas, L.D. Braithwaite, Mary Rose, Sharifa Asma, The Mayflower and Winchester Cathedral.

Shady Positions
Choose a site with at least a few hours of sun each day and not under trees (except for Ramblers).

Shrubs: The more vigorous English Roses, Celsiana, Felicite Parmentier, Old Blush China, Queen of Denmark, R. Mundi. Tuscany Superb, William Lobb.

Climbers: English Roses as climbers, Blush Noisette, Cecile Brunner Clg, Felicite-Perpetue, Golden Showers, Iceberg Clg., May Queen, Mme Alfred Carriére, New Dawn, Zephirine Drouhin.

Hedges
Roses make excellent hedges either as impenetrable barriers or as a very floriferous internal boundary within a garden.

Impenetrable barriers: Gertrude Jekyll, Marinette, Othello, Queen of Denmark, Roseraie de l'Hay, William Lobb.

Short Hedges: Anne Boleyn, Little White Pet, Miss Alice, Noble Antony, Prospero, R Mundi, Rose de Rescht, Sophy's Rose, Tamora, The Fairy.

Medium Hedges: Blythe Spirit, Bonica, Charlotte, Comte de Chambord, Crocus Rose, Eglantyne, Golden Celebration, Jaques Cartier, John Clare, L. D. Braithwaite, Mary Rose, Molineux, Old Blush China, Scepter'd Isle, Sharifa Asma, The Herbalist, The Mayflower, Winchester Cathedral.

Tall hedges: Brother Cadfael, Heavenly Rosalind, Gertrude Jekyll, Marinette, Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Denmark, Roseraie de l'Hay.

Climbers for trees and for covering unsightly buildings etc:
Alexandre Girault, Alister Stella Gray, Cecile Brunner Clg, Crimson Shower, Felicite-Perpetue, May Queen, Mme Alfred Carriére, Paul's Himalayan Musk.

Climbers for pergolas, arches etc:
English Roses as climbers, Altissimo, Blush Noisette, Buff Beauty, Eden, Fourth of July, Golden Showers, Iceberg Clg., Lady Hillingdon Clg, Malvern Hills, New Dawn, Penelope, Sally Holmes, Snow Goose, Zepherine Drouhin.

Bedding
All the HT's and Floribundas, also Ambridge Rose, Charlotte, Mary Rose, Miss Alice, Molineux, Noble Antony, Redouté, Sophy's Rose, Tamora, Winchester Cathedral.

Thornless Roses
These are nearly or completely thornless: A Shropshire Lad, Brother Cadfael, Cecile Brunner (Bush), Golden Celebration, Golden Showers, Heritage, James Galway, John Clare, Leander, Malvern Hills, Mme Alfred Carrière, Snow Goose, Zephirine Drouhin.