Re: [Rose-list] Re: roses and companion perennials/shrubs

**J*@aol.com**

Val:

The roses are shrubs that are new to the US and have an interesting history: 
'Baby
Love' comes to us from an amateur hybridizer in England who crossed a HT with 
a
species rose  to produce the Royal National Rose Society's Gold Medal winner. 
It
has "abundant clusters of sweetly fragrant 2 inch bright yellow blooms from 
June to frost". The foliage is shiny and the rose is free of disease. Along 
with these roses in
the bed are buddleia 'Nanho Blue', a compact and shorter variety and with a 
heart
stealing shade of medium blue with orange eyes and pyracantha 'Walker's 
Pride' for 
height and density and texture. Additionally, nearby, are hemerocallis 
'Stella D'oro' 
and a white garden fence, however, the rose bed is backed by a grey, aged 
stockage
fence. The salvia Carleen mentioned souns pretty good, especially the darker 
variety
as contrast to the buddleia. I'm not overly fond of orange but a dark pink 
might be
nice used sparingly.

Thanks for all the help - I'd try to draw it but my computer sketches always 
look like I held the mouse with my toes! Joanie

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