0_Apprentice
I like a lot of different flowers, but roses are my favorite. 
1_Wizard
They are pretty, but with the sharp prickles on the stems I would think they are hard to take care of.
0_Apprentice
Some varieties probably are, but I had what I call "farm roses" that were nearly impossible to kill when I wanted to take them out of one spot. 
1_Wizard
Some roses are grown for hedging or ground cover.  Maybe that is what your "farm roses" are!
0_Apprentice
Probably so! They were actually trying to take over my porch, so I could see how they could be good hedging. 
1_Wizard
There is a ceremony called the Rosatio to commemorate the dead where roses are placed at burial sites.