Help needed to grow rose in container

I am very new to gardening, so please be gentle! I really want a nice red English rose to climb up the wall between the patio doors and window in my small back garden.

As you can see from the photo in the link below, there is no border to plant the rose bush where I want it. I was thinking instead of buying a very large, tall shaped container and growing it in this. I would like some kind of trellis on the wall to train it to.

Hopefully I have not made a big mistake, as today I purchased a rose bush that 'should' climb to about 6-7 feet. I have placed the newly purchased rose bush where I want it. The hanging basket above it can be moved if needed later.

Can anyone help me from here regarding container size and shape, soil/compost etc? Hopefully I have not made a big mistake here! The rose bush variety is David Austin Tess Of The d'Urbervilles. I do appreciate that roses in containers require lots of looking after, but this is no problem.

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Hi Julie

I bought Tess Of The d'Urbervilles last summer and it seems to grow ok so far for me in a 30 litre plastic container. Smaller containers have the advantage of making life a lot easier when it comes to moving them about.
Roses in containers need to have their anchor roots trimmed back to make room for feeder roots and the potting mix renewed every couple of years - otherwise they will quickly become pot-bound and go into decline.

 

Thank you wiseoldowl for your guide. Kevinm, my aim is to get the rose bush growing like your yellow roses, up close to the wall, climbing and spread out a bit. I cannot see if your yellow roses are in a container or not from the pic. I am worried now that the rose I have will not climb like this and will be more of a short stubby shrub type. The garden centre I bought it from did say it is a climber to 7-8 ft though. I am looking to buy a container tomorrow, but not sure whether I should just get a really large one, or go for something like the 30 ltr you have. The rose bush will not be moved, as this is the only place for it in the small space we have. Looking at wiseoldowls guide, is it ok to put it into a larger container now in June?

 

Wiseoldowl, are the half barrels deep enough for the roots long term? What size half barrel should I get? I know nothing about this so far myself, but I have read that roses have long, narrow roots. Does this mean use tall pots as apposed to wide pots? I really like the look of the half barrels and if these are ok, then I would like to use one. Also, what about drainage? Sorry for all the silly questions, but I want to get it right!