Rose Borders

Flower Bed Ideas

Combine your favorite plants and shrubs, to create a great contrast of color, texture, and scent. Choose plants that will compliment the roses, and add harmonizing colors.

Without doubt,William Shakespear is the best crimson English Rose yet. That's why it was chosen for the garden at Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-on-Avon. Its double blooms of velvety crimson shimmer into deep rich purples and have a fragrance that's unmistakably Old Rose. Each stem contains several deeply cupped blooms with as many as 120 petals that flatten as they open. Highly disease resistant with medium green foliage. 'Ausromeo' (PP 13,993)

From British rosarian David Austin, this English Rose combines the flower forms and fragrance of old Roses with the repeat-blooming character of modern strains. They belong in perennial and rose borders, Excellent cut flowers.

The English roses are some of the best roses to use in rose borders. They have a natural, shrubby growth, and ability to repeat quickly in flushes of flowers. Blooms vary from dainty single flowers, to magnificent, many petalled cups or rosettes. They combine well with a wide range of perennial, and annual plants.

Flower Bed Ideas

You will get a much more pleasing effect if you plant the roses in compact groups of at least three. (if you have the space)

For a really Grand statement, fill the entire bed of one rose variety. The visual impact will be tremendous when seen from above or from a distance.

Rose borders will be most effective, when you plant shorter, companion plants around or in front of them. Many beneficial insects are attracted to certain annual and perennial plants, that will help to keep your roses healthy naturally.

If you have an island bed, the taller roses should be in the middle, because you will be viewing the bed from all sides.

If your rose border is against a wall, or row of hedges, place the taller roses in the back, they could then be surrounded by shorter floribundas or miniatures.
Artemesia, looks very lovely against the deep red blooms of the roses. Notice how it sets the stage for a vibrant show?

The roses really stand out when paired with this perennial. Pink, yellow, purple, or any color roses would look equally as good.

I caution against planting perennials that have roots that send out runners (Example: any of the Loostrife varietys) As pretty as they are, they soon comsume the entire garden, making it yours life work to erradicate them!

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