We have all seen, either in person, in magazines, or on television, magnificent gardens featuring dozens of different kinds of roses.  Some of these varieties are hybrids, which have been developed over several generations, and the gardeners who look after these exotic plants have transformed their love of gardening into an art form.  However, you do not have to be fantastically devoted to roses to have a nice rose garden.

In fact, several species of roses flourish with minimal care and attention.  While you may want to prune these roses to ensure they do not grow larger than your garden, barring a major insect invasion you should have to do little else to care for the following species:

• Caldwell Pink - This variation has been described as a blessing for landscapers for its hardiness and adaptability.  Its pink flowers have virtually no fragrance, but the plant blooms several times throughout the growing season, and blossoms last several days.

• Climbing Pinkie - As its name implies, this pink-flowering rose can be trained as a climber if you have a trellis.  It can be left as a shrub, where it can often cover as much as 10 feet of space.

• Perle d'Or - The buds of this rose are a similar shade of orange to a ripe apricot, and the blooms are highly fragrant.  It grows into a small compact bush (about three by four feet) that requires very little care, other than pruning and the occasional drink of water.

• Sea Foam - This rose shrub typically grows to about eight feet in height, and has white blossoms.  The shrub will grow to be about four feet wide unless pruned, so proper spacing is necessary.