Roses are such striking plants that they have a key role to play as prominent
showpieces of any landscaped garden. Some people like to landscape roses as a
group to themselves, in other words they prefer dedicated rose flower gardens
with only rose bushes planted in them. Other people prefer to mix it up and
plant roses together with a myriad other plants. Whatever your preference, roses
will surely enhance your garden dramatically.
Climbing roses, Rose Trees
and Miniature Roses - the possibilities are endless
When landscaping with
roses, you don't have to limit yourself to the traditional shrub roses. There
are other types of these gorgeous flowers that add different architectural
variety to your garden landscape.
Climbing roses can be used in
particular to highlight specific features or to create natural divisions in your
garden if you train them over a trellis or archway. Climbers also look wonderful
if they are trained to grow against the bare walls of buildings, or over the
entrance to your home.
Rose trees or standards also make a dramatic
impact. They can be effectively used to line paths or driveways and add a sense
of grandeur to any garden.
Miniature roses do very well as flower garden
borders and are also fairly hardy.
Factors to Consider for Landscaping
with Roses
To ensure that you make the most of roses in landscaping your
garden, you need to plan your garden. Here are the factors you need to
consider:
Flower colour: The colour of your blooms is all important.
What colour contrasts do you want to have, for example. Perhaps you want yellow
or white flowers set against the backdrop of darker walls, or perhaps vivid,
luscious red blossoms against white walls. Perhaps you want to have a variety of
different colour roses exploding in a sensation of vibrant beauty.
What
varieties will do best in your particular climate - you need to research the
types of roses that grow well where you live. You don't want to plant your
bushes only to have them die of cold.
How much time you have to devote to
your roses? If you don't want to spend too much time on them you should go for
hardier varieties that require less care.
Location of your flower garden
- is it sunny or shady where you plan to plant your beautiful rose bushes? Most
varieties require at least six hours of sun every day. However, there are some
varieties that do well in shade. If you have shady areas, then hybrid musk roses
will do well if your climate is warmer. Hybrid musk varieties don't do well in
colder climates.
The bottom line is to research your rose varieties, plan
your garden well and you will have a spectacular garden that is the envy of your
neighbourhood.
