Newbie needs help with Roses

I was surprised to find out that Roses weren't annuals, we had roses that came up every year when i was growing up in CT and my father did nothing to help them. I currently live in South Carolina and am basically a newbie, with a little bit of growing experience (and failures_ a year ago when i received some interesting advice here.

First off the area of my prospective project is direct sun light. My soil is sandy but grows everything well it seems. I'm growing zone 7.

I have a 120 feet of split rail fence, 10 sections of 12 feet (i think). I am interested in growing different roses/ or colors in each "section of fence". I'm interested in easy to grow roses but with a large variety of colors / types or even multiple types of roses. I'm more interested in those that grow in scrub like form, preferably ones that spread a few feet at least.

When i read that roses weren't annuals but could come back each year if you "did the right things", which of course I'm interested in discovering what these things are...

I received alot of advice about planting in the fall using bare root plants because there is no stress on the plants until spring allowing the root system plenty of time to become established (which made alot of sense to me). I am interested in trying this.

Any advice or suggestions would be welcome! Thank you...

What you remember as a kid was probably what I call "Wild Roses".  they probably have a name though I don't know it.  The ones I usually saw growing wild were pink.

Basically, there are three kinds of roses: Hybrid teas, floribunda, and climbing roses.

For your split rail fence, the climbing roses or the floribunda would probably work best.  From your description of what you are wanting a scrub like then, that sounds like the floribunda rose bushes.

If I were planning what you are wanting to do I would research which roses are best for your area. The ones that would be best for the part of SC you are living in.

We buy our roses from HERE

You can request a catalog and spend hours looking at all the beautiful roses.  The hundreds of different colors, too!

There will probably be local nurseries that sell roses and they would be a good choice, too.

Here is an article on floribunda roses:

https://www.thespruce.com/floribunda-rose-varieties-4140326

These look like the ones I remember seeing out in the country:



From:  https://www.thespruce.com/climbing-rose-gallery-4050807

Thank you for your time and suggestions!

I love roses.  I have about 36 in my rose garden, and several others in different areas of my yard.  Lots of people say roses, are hard, but that's not my experience.  For me roses are amazingly forgiving.  Mostly you have to be careful when the rose is new.  Once they are established they are quite hardy.
Lot's of people like the iceberg roses.  They are easy to grow, and have lots of blooms.  They aren't my favorite. I like a fuller rose.  There are all kinds of colors and growing habits.  All you have to do is look up the name, and you will get all the info you need.
Once you have planted keep them watered.  Feed once in the spring, and at the end of summer.  In the winter prune them back.  You want to shape it like a vase with an open center.  Roses are susceptible to black spot, and powdery mildew, so this is why you want good air flow, and no crossing limbs.  When cutting roses to enjoy, or deadheading cut at an angle after the 5 🌿 leaf section.  I don't remember the reason, except your supposed to get more roses.  
Your plan should be beautiful. Good luck

Thank you very much!