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Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

Rose companion plants – the best options for enhancing your displays and to help combat diseases

Roses and nepeta in a rose garden

Roses are hugely popular plants that have been cultivated for centuries. Their fragrant flowers come in a wide range of shapes and colors and offer up a wealth of opportunities for companion planting in backyards. 

Throughout the years they were often seen in dedicated rose gardens, with different types and varieties showcased to their fullest potential. But they are versatile shrubs, and roses are also so-often stalwarts of flowerbeds and borders, mixed in with other planting for dramatic and highly-scented displays.

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