Replace roses with ... What?
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Terry Crawford
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What to replace roses with?
Comments (1)Go to your local garden center or box store and purchase whatever you like and is the right price. Your issue is not really either a gardening question nor one of landscaping and the chances are very high whoever purchases your home will make their own changes according to their taste - you just want something tidy that will help sell the place. And I wouldn't be overly concerned about 'blending well' with the existing plants other than by appearance - both salvia and lavender are low water, low nutrient demanding plants that are not ideal companions to the more demanding roses....See Moreroses replace or not replace
Comments (2)If they are still productive - keep them, but shape them up some. Whether you choose to replace them or not is really your call. And, yes, I have heard of carpet roses, but I am not overly interested in them. If it were up to me, I would get a couple of Knockouts, because they are literally care free. A little water from time to time, a little fertilizer, but no dead heading, no pruning (just shape 'em up), and no spraying. There are many different versions of them now, so take your pick....See MoreReplacing winterkill roses - what do I plant them in?
Comments (8)Sidos-house, from what I read the rose replant disease is mainly something gardeners in England and Europe keep an eye out for. They may have to switch out the soil, but I don't think we have anything of the sort in the US, so I wouldn't worry about it at all. Adding a few nutrients like manure or compost to the soil can be a good thing - I throw in a handful or so of alfalfa hay for a quick start - but really finding winter hardy roses is a matter of experimenting what does well for you in your yard. Many zone 7 HTs do fine in my particular zone 5, and some roses rated to zone 5 and below have shrunk away in disgust at me over the winter. Anything that wants acid soil, for instance, hasn't got a chance in my yard whatever it is supposedly rated. Cynthia...See MoreNeed Help planting in North Facing Front Yard
Comments (9)Tough, standard landscaping shrubs that can take either full sun or full shade would be best. You can add visual interest via foliage texture (and that lasts year round) and put the color of flowers elsewhere. Boxwood, Nandina 'Firepower' (which has a lot of foliage color--it reds up in cooler months--and is reliably short enough to live below windows) come immediately to mind, but I'm sure there will be a lot more suggestions. Most satisfying results come from working with conditions in each location of the garden, not against them....See Moremelva
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