Flower landscape plans can be enhanced with rose companion plants. Rose plants have beautiful blooms and if planted in the right places, they can even out the contrast between the blooms and foliage of roses. They make excellent cut flower landscape plants and are good for mixing in borders of different flowers.
Most flower garden enthusiasts will agree that roses are the most popular garden flower. Most gardeners combine one or two types of flowers with their existing garden plants. Some of the most common combinations are blue hydrangeas and yellow lilies, daffodils and blue delphiniums, daisies and cosmos, and blue and purple star sea roses. Many gardeners choose to have several types of roses planted in the same flower garden. Some varieties can even become competitors with other species, like the black-eyed Susan and the sunflowers.
Drift rose companion plants were originally created by crossing red ground cover roses with small blue bushes. The beautiful shades of these red and blue bushes blend beautifully with the striking purple flowers of the Drift roses. The bright purple colors of these plants make them perfect for border planting around the garden’s perimeter. They also make good companion plants in rose gardens with other species of flowers.
Many varieties of daisies have soft, dark green leaves and purple blooms. They are perfect for gardens with evergreens and oak trees. Daffodils and blue delphiniums are another type of rose companion plants that are extremely versatile. Both of these plants grow to about four to six feet tall. These daisy flowers are a bit more difficult to grow than the standard daffodils, so you may want to start out with a larger variety.
African violets are another type of rose that are great companions to many other types of flowers. Because African violets are so common, they are a very easy plant to grow. You will find that African violets are one of your best choices of companion planting for your rose garden.
A few other example plants that are easy to grow are tulips and hydrangeas. Both of these can be planted in your flowerbeds and bloom year round. Both tulips and hydrangeas also do well as companion plants to rose gardens with other species of plants. A few other example plants that will work well for companion planting are blueberries and blackberries.
Once you have chosen your favorite plants for your rose garden, it is time to focus on overall color and style. The blooms should be striking and be surrounded by beautiful foliage. The plants themselves should be strong and healthy with strong roots and not droopy. The colors that you choose for your blooms should complement the colors in your flowerbeds. For example, if you have mainly white flowers in your garden, try to incorporate deeper colored flowers like pink or purple to give your garden an overall bright look.
Of course, the best way to enhance the beauty of your rose garden is to plant a huge array of these flowers. There are several different kinds of roses that are naturally very good choices for this purpose. One example of these plants is hydrangea. Other plants you could include would be phlox, which is a hardy plant that grows well even in lower soil. Try planting as many different types of these plants as possible, because they can provide you with a colorful display all year long.
One of the easiest plants to integrate into your rose garden is the drift rose. These plants prefer full sunlight and a well drained environment but do not require much water. They are best planted as a biennual border, which means they grow best during the summer and spring months and then must be replanted each year. They are not very picky about their soil and will grow just about anywhere. They tend to have shorter blooming stems so if you want a quick bloom, try clipping their growth habit before you plant them.
One of the most important things you should know about companion plants is that they are like a permanent family member for your garden. In other words, they are a living part of your landscaping and should be cared for as such. Companion planting encourages you to grow bushes and shrubs that are healthier for you in the long run and improve the health of the flowers and plants that are already in your garden. Most importantly, however, is that your beautiful garden will have a companion plant that adds color, beauty, and mystery to your yard.
As with all landscaping projects, you will need to research the various types of plants that are available to grow alongside your roses. Once you have selected a few plants, you should contact a local nursery and discuss how you plan to plant them. They will be able to answer any questions or concerns that you may have and help you select plants that work best with your climate. Then you can begin planting.