I think it took us the better part of a month to do all the stuff we wanted to the back yard. I did most of the work on it because I was a stay-at-home mom.
That included tearing down the existing fencing, putting it back up, and staining it with redwood stain. But it was a nice place to sit in the afternoons, once we were done. We were going to put up an awning, but Igor got transferred to Saudi Arabia, so we had to leave it all behind. *sigh*
About the only rose I remember is the lavender one. I had a pale orange one, too. Don’t recall the names.
And yes, I remember Darks and his boulder removal!
Was your lavender rose Blue Girl?