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Companions for my Roses

	OK, I now have the roses in place and I am enjoying the beds which are 
getting more and more like jungles in some cases. I have now decided it is
time 
to evaluate the various companion plants for roses in the garden. I haven't 
broken down yet and bought "Roses Love Garlic" but I may have to. 

     Here is what I have noted in the garden and the questions that have been 
generated. One is that the trellis rose is now thriving and around it has
grown 
up the volunteers from the Abel Moschus which was there last year and froze
out 
in the winter. It is wonderful seeing the blooms of the Abel Moschus below
and 
those of the Dortmund high on the trellis. 

     The other plant which is growing around there is Morning Glory which I 
think I may have to eliminate with extreme prejudice. I just can't seem to 
train it to leave the roses alone (They are fighting over trellis space!).  
Another volunteer plant which returned in the beds is the pretty red salvia
and 
pink salvia. These are growing up around the china roses and seem to be
getting 
along very well. 

     I am interested in possibly planting an abundant crop of chives in the 
edible flower garden and possibly some Texas Tarragon or other Tagetes
species.  
They will be in the bed with the swamp rose. I might also consider rain
lilies 
but I need to determine if they qualify as edible flowers. Of course I may
give 
up on that theme or move it to another bed because of the difficulty of
finding 
"edible flower" companion plants that don't mind the water shedding off the 
roof right on to the bed. That pretty much discouraged alot of the plants I 
have had in that bed last spring. 

     I am also considering thyme and/or Corsican Mint as a companion in the 
containers with my miniature roses. Does anyone have any thoughts on dwarf 
perennials which would do well in containers with minature roses? I might
plant 
some type of chives in those containters with the roses.  


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    William M. Groth
    3110 Natalias Court
    Houston, TX 77082-3476

  Call me Bill or Willinator
  Aquaria:  Life Member American Cichlid Assoc. I keep other types
  also, such as Tetras and Killiefish and Corydoras.
  Gardening: ROSES, Herbs, Perennials, Edible flowers, etc. USDA Zone 9a -
  Texas Upper Gulf Coast  - Sunset Zone 28
  Genealogy -- families:  O'Bannon, Lewis, Sehorn, Patterson, Mouser,
  Sebastian, Walker, Wiggins, Moore, Crabtree, and many others.
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