The secret to a lush rose garden might be these beautiful flowers.
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Roses offer classic beauty that has mesmerized poets and artists for centuries.
Ideal companion plants thrive in similar conditions to roses, with full sun and well-draining soil.
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Gardening experts suggest the best companion plants for roses to make your garden a stunning, lush landscape.
Lavender
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Lavender(Lavendulaspp.)
is an herbaceous perennial thats easy to grow and its blue-purple hues are complementary to roses.
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Blues found in lavender are appropriate if soil and light conditions permit.
Planting lavender near the borders of your rose garden is also a great way toattract pollinators.
Lavender thrives in similar conditions to roses, requiring sunny locations with well-draining soil.
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Boxwood
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Boxwoods (Buxusspp.)
are versatilegreen shrubsthat create a perfect backdrop for roses, offering structure and texture for your landscape.
Their texture creates a wonderful curtain effect allowing the roses color to pop."
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They can also be more easily shaped than other evergreens, she adds.
These evergreens can grow in full or partial sun and prefer well-draining soil.
Clematis
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Clematis (Clematisspp.
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), also called leather flowers, are low-maintenance climbing plants with blooms that come in many colors.
Some cultivars also nicely scramble along the ground, creating aunique ground cover.
These hardy, disease-resistant perennials offer pops of color to complement roses.
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Like roses, clematis grow well in sunny conditions with well-draining soil.
Catmint
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Catmint (Nepetaspp.)
is aperennial ornamental herbthat can protect your roses by bringing in beneficial predators.
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Catmint is a great plant for attracting natural pollinators and beneficial predators, Dilmore says.
This easy-to-grow plant thrives in well-draining soil and can grow in full to partial sun.
Marigolds
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Marigolds (Tagetesspp.)
arecolorful annualsthat offer pest-deterring properties that can benefit roses.
Marigolds are often planted in vegetable gardens specifically to deter pests, Dilmore explains.
They are one of the best plants for natural help deterring nematodes and whiteflies.
Marigolds flourish with plenty of sunshine and well-draining soil.
Geraniums
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Geraniums (Pelargoniumspp.)
Geraniumsbloom all summer long, Dilmore says.
They are known to help deter pests like Japanese beetles and aphids.
