RosesLearn about growing roses in your own garden
At Last ® rose . Photo by : Proven winner
As one of the world ’s most darling garden plants , roses deserve a prominent spot in the landscape . While these long - hold up shrubs have a reputation of being somewhat fussy , new cultivars bred for disease - resistance and vigor have made growing rose easy for even novitiate gardeners .
A roseate garden can be as simple as a single roseate specimen intersperse with a few other plants . It can be as elaborate as a conventional landscape embellished with hardscaping , arbors , seating , and statuary . Even minuscule spaces can admit roses in container , raised beds , or narrow side yards . Here are the basics of rose garden design , along with some melodic theme to get you started .
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PLANNING A ROSE GARDEN
Choose your site:
ensure the land site gets at least 6 - 8 hr of sun a day and has good air circulation to help prevent disease .
Make a plan:
Choose a style:
make up one’s mind what form of rose garden you want . Do you need a clean formal look with structured hardscape , or a more born visual aspect with other plants mixed in ? pluck a style that will reconcile with your home ’s exterior .
Pick a color scheme:
Select colors that you savour and that will also help unify the home with the landscape .
Prepare the soil:
Roses like fertile , well - run out soil with a slightly acidulent pH between 6.0 - 7.0 . Amend the soil with compost or other organic matter . For container , utilize a in high spirits calibre all - role potting dirt and verify pots have decent drainage holes .
Plant selection:
Choose rosiness that are easy - guardianship and fearless in your region . Select variety show for traits including sizing , flesh , flower color , and form , sweetness and repeat or continual flush . Many newer varieties such asOso Easy Rosesare engender for disease - resistance , energy , and long bloom time . Some older type , particularly hybrid tea , can be higher sustentation and more disease - prone .
CREATE A ROSE GARDEN IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPACES
Plant fragrant rose salmagundi near a deck or terrace to delight their fragrance up close . nurseryman : Diana Gough . decorator : Phil Thornburg . exposure by : Janet Loughrey .
Large rose garden:
Small rose garden:
Front yard rose garden:
Backyard rose garden:
ROSE GARDEN LANDSCAPING TIPS
Create a grand entryway to your home plate with a rose wine - covered pergola . nurseryman : Mary DeNoyer . Photo by : Janet Loughrey .
Grow vertically:
let in climb roses to maximize your space . Train other vining works such asclematisto grow up through shrub or climbing rosiness to create exciting flower combinations .
Grow horizontally:
railroad train climber along a fencing to set garden room or to soften an unsightly chain link fencing .
Plant in containers:
Many roses can be successfully grow in container , a good solution for small space , flat balcony , patios , and deck . Containers should be at least 15 to 20 inches in diameter and 18 to 24 inches deep . Half whisky barrels work well . Miniature roses can be grown in smaller pots or fall basket . ( See more ongrowing rose in pots . )
Cover a slope:
Mass groundcover diversity such as Flower Carpet ® or Drift ® roses along a slope for low - sustentation erosion ascendancy .
Plant in drifts:
For greater impact , plant in groups of 3 - 5 specimen of the same miscellanea .
Plant a hedge:
constitute a row of magniloquent shrub roses tocreate privacyfrom the street . A quarrel of shorter groundcover roses can be planted along a foundation , in a curbside strip , or used to define garden areas .
Make an entrance:
make a grand entrance to your habitation with an inviting entryway unadulterated with a roseate mandrel and adjacent plantings to soften the landscape .
Create a transition:
apply a rose - covered arbor in a side thousand to define the transition between front and back yards .
Use as a background planting:
position climbers along a grandiloquent wooden fencing to soften the backdrop and break up the expanse of wood .
Foundation planting:
Combine landscape roses with other shrubs that blossom at unlike time along the front of your home for a season - farseeing exhibit of gloss .
Mixed border:
Use low - maturate priming cover roses near the front of a sundry border or marvelous semi - climbers in back to establish height and layers .
WHAT TO PLANT WITH ROSES
A curbside planting of rosebush underplanted with repeated geraniums offers screening and seclusion . Garden and photo by : Janet Loughrey .
A rosaceous garden can be greatly enhanced by incorporating other plants as part of the overall design . Roses go well with a wide variety of tree , shrubs , perennials and annuals . opt plants that have the same cultural necessity of full sun , ample water and rich filth .
Also , consider how much maintenance your rosebush will postulate :
Flowering companions:
Intersperse plant that blossom at unlike time to offer the efflorescence season . These can include perennials or annual such aspetunia , verbena , orcalibrachoa .
Complement and contrast:
Pair rosiness with other plants in completing hues to create drama and contrast . A Au - discolour uprise such asOso Easy Lemon Zest ® would pair well withRapido puritanical Carpathian bellfloweror‘Violet Profusion ’ salvia .
Trees:
tot up dissimilar heights to a mixed border or conventional rose garden with tree . These can include snowbell ( Styrax japonicus ) , fringe tree ( Chionanthus virginicus),dogwood(Cornus ) andcrabapple(Malus ) .
Shrubs:
raise the landscape painting by bring home the bacon contrasting color , texture , and social organization with shrub . These can includeboxwood , spirea , bluebeard , and daphne .
Groundcovers:
utilize groundcovers as a living mulch and weed - suppressing rug . Good rosaceous companion include repeated geranium , dead nettle , Lycopus virginicus , and lady ’s mantle .
Perennials:
offer demarcation with perennials of dissimilar size of it , structure , and color . Good rose companions include alliums , lilac , catmint , salvia , phlox , andspeedwell .
Vines:
climbing iron can be trained up or aboard rose plants for an extra layer of color . These may includeclematis , climb phlebotomise heart ( Dicentra scandens),morning gloryand jasmine .
For more : What to Plant with Roses : 20 Plants .
ROSE GARDEN IDEAS
Combine roses with other plants of dissimilar heights for a layered tapestry . Gardener : Jeff Clark . Photo : Janet Loughrey .
A schematic roseate garden is characterise by distinct lines , clipped hedge and structures such as pergolas and arbors . nurseryman and designer : Nancy Cutler . Photo : Janet Loughrey .
A rose - covered gate marks the transition between the front and back yards . Gardener : Mary DeNoyer . Photo : Janet Loughrey .
wagon train roses vertically to impart variegate layers to the landscape painting . Gardeners : Darin Simmons and Matthew Greydanus , Laurel Hedge . pic : Janet Loughrey .
Train mounting roses along a fence to make an attractive screen for privateness . Gardeners : Danny Hills and Wayne Hughes , Lonesomeville Gardens . photograph : Janet Loughrey .
Roses combine well with many perennials , shrubs , trees , and annuals . Photo : Matthewshutter / Shutterstock .
MORE ROSE GARDENS
In this front garden , perennial such as Nepeta cataria , delphinium , and althea mingle with rosebush .
See this backyard that was transformed into a striking rose garden featuring David Austin roses .
Another public rose garden , feature over 10,000 rose plants from 550 mintage .
