go for it.

I seldom disagree with catsrose however, Abe is going to fill that space easily (and be a bit cramped himself). Please plant the climber elsewhere. Climbers don't have to grow on walls or fences, many forum friends grow them on free standing obelisks or posts.

It depends totally on your chosen gardening style. Some gardeners like their roses to have enough room to be separate, neat, tidy, surrounded only by mulch, and not touch other roses. Others (I am one of these) like the lush look of roses intermingling.

I have so many roses and so not enough sun in my garden that I would plant a climber on your fence in an instant - closer to the fence, and to the right of your AD. You can train it horizontally along the fence once it gets going. Re depth, you can sort of espalier it on the fence and keep it very shallow. I have a climbing tea (which are famous for spreading out) rose which I have done this with. It is growing up the wall of our house in a rectangular bed that is only 8 inches deep, alongside of our narrow driveway. So, I have had to keep it out of the driveway. It had to fit between the wall of the house and the driveway, until it got 10 feet tall, after which there was a little more room. It is now over 10 years old, over 12 feet high, 7 feet wide, and only about 12 inches deep. Very happy and blooms all of the time. So, I agree with catsrose - go for it!

Jackie

If you're growing Abe as a bush and you keep the Could 10 well trellised I think it would work out fine. Sometimes climbers tend to get those bare bottoms anyway and Abe would cover that up nicely.