How Do You Design A Rose Garden?
Over the years, roses have been used in formal, informal and cottage gardens. The elements of design can vary, but roses add beautiful colors and scents to any garden. Choose your shape – usually a simple square or rectangle for a formal rose garden. Use hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas as the backbone of the design of your formal rose garden. Lay out straight rows of roses, and plant only one type of rose in each row or bed. Use neatly trimmed lawn or paving stones to separate the beds. Find a focal spot for the garden and plant a perfect rose in that spot. Grandifloras and floribundas both bloom vigorously and nearly continuously and serve as an attractive focal point. Surround the garden with latticework to support climbing roses. Vary the types of roses and their placement for a less formally designed garden. Straight rows of individual rose types are not a feature of the informal garden. Relax the design for an informal rose garden. Use curving lines to soften the edges o
