Combine roses with ground cover
Since decorating the edge of the rose bed with ground cover is a widely used technique. Ground covers are pretty to look at, often bloom persistently and do not steal the show from the roses. In addition, the densely growing carpet plants keep weeds out and the soil moist.
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The 10 most beautiful ground covers for rose beds
When choosing the ground cover for your rose bed, you should pay attention to a good winter hardiness. If you also want something green in winter, you can plant evergreen ground cover. Below you will find a selection of the 10 most beautiful ground covers for the sunny rose bed:
| Ground cover | Flower color | Heyday | Wintergreen | Special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue pillows | Bluish | April to May | no | Beautiful, dense carpet of flowers |
| Blue root | blue | August to October | no | Red autumn leaves |
| Pillow Soapwort | pink | May to July | no | Previously used for washing |
| Stonecrop | Yellow or white | June to July | Yes | Thick leaf plant |
| Ice plant | violet | June to September | no | Very dense carpet of flowers |
| Star moss | White | May to July | Yes | Nice, thick green carpet |
| Carpet cranesbill | Bluish, pink, white... depending on the variety | Depending on the variety, in summer | no | |
| Carpet bluebell | violet | June to August | no | Bell-shaped flowers |
| Carpet phlox | White, purple, bluish, pink | Depending on the variety | no | Beautiful, dense carpet of flowers |
| Carpet thyme | Purple or white | June to August | Yes | Strongly fragrant, culinary herb |
Combine roses with ground cover roses
There are also a few ground cover plants among the myriad of rose varieties. You can also use these to design your rose bed. Be careful, however, that you cannot plant roses on top of roses. If there were already roses at the location before, you have to generously replace the earth.
Here is a selection of the 10 most beautiful ground cover roses:
| Ground cover rose | Flower color | Heyday |
|---|---|---|
| 'The Fairy' | pink | June to August |
| 'Sea Foam' | White | June to August |
| 'Sedana' | yellow | June to September |
| 'Aspirin Rose' | White | June to September |
| 'Heath dream' | Strong pink | June to September |
| 'Loredo' | yellow | June to September |
| 'Heather fire' | Strong pink-red | June to September |
| 'Sorrento' | Red | June to September |
| 'Palmengarten Frankfurt' | Pink | June to September |
| 'City of Rome' | pink | June to September |
Tips
Combine your roses with beautiful ornamental grasses or perennials. here you will find a list of the most beautiful companion plants for the rose garden.