Magazine Main Page Perennial Companions A rose garden is a beautiful sight when everything is in bloom. Right now, roses reign supreme in our gardens. They command full attention when they are in full bloom. They take a break between blooms, or they may bloom just once in early summer.
Perennials are great at filling voids between blooms.
Perennials also add more variety to your gardens. A garden full of roseseven lots of different typescan become more interesting when perennials are intermingled with the roses. Perennials come in many different shapes, sizes and colors that can help add more textural interest to your rose gardens. So, while focusing on roses in a garden, your eyes may suddenly be drawn to a different leaf, color or flower form offered by perennials. This adds the elements of surprise and delight to your garden.