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RE: Texture in the Rose Garden

Erigium is See Holly.


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, rosenlund wrote:

> Thank-you for all the wonderful plant ideas to mix in with the roses.
> Had to look many of the recommended plants and wondered to if others
> on the list did too. Here is a good on-line Plant Encyclopedia that I
> often use. 
> 
> http://cgi.pathfinder.com/cgi-bin/VG/vg
> 
> I couldn't find the "sea holly", what other name might it be called ?
> 
> Sincerely,       
> Carleen Rosenlund of Rainier, Oregon -USDA-8
> Sweetbriar - Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
>   
> ----------
> > From: Robert Campbell <rbcamp@neptune.on.ca>
> > To: rose-list@eskimo.com
> > Subject: Re: Texture in the Rose Garden
> > Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 12:05 PM
> > 
> > I don't know about texture, but I like Bergenia cordifolia around
> the edges
> > of the rose beds.  The big glossy round leaves ( and they are low
> growing so
> > they don't obstruct the view) make a good contrast with the roses
> and then
> > in the fall they turn bright red.
> > I am also quite fond of lavender near roses-the different leaf and
> flower
> > shapes make a good contrast and I like the pink roses set off
> against the
> > blue/purple lavender blooms.  Works well with white roses too, not
> quite as
> > well with other colours in my opinion.
> 
>
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