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" [image id=&amp;quot;1991&amp;quot; loc=&amp;quot;L&amp;quot; caption=&amp;quot; Our ongoing romance with roses grows deeper with every generation, and most &amp;quot;mind&amp;#039;s eye&amp;quot; gardens would surely include at least a few rose specimens. But roses are twice as appealing when partnered with complementary perennials.  Our ongoing romance with roses grows deeper with every generation, and most &amp;quot;mind&amp;#039;s eye&amp;quot; gardens would surely include at least a few rose specimens. Roses are twice as appealing when partnered with complementary perennials. For added excitement in spring, underplant with spring-blooming bulbs and pansies; for summer, interplant with purple Verbena bonariensis and pink, white and purple Cleome guttata. Direct sow a carpet of pink, purple and white sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) to complete the tableau. Select an open site that receives six or more hours of sun, where there is good air movement to deter disease. Prepare the soil with plenty of organic matter to provide good drainage, while ensuring that it does not dry out too rapidly; keep the soil moist in times of drought. Deadhead routinely and be alert for pest and disease problems. Key to Plan 1. Rosa &amp;#039;Climbing Iceberg&amp;#039; 1 plant; 12 to 14 feet tall; pure white double flowers; recurrent bloom.  2. Clematis x jackmanni  (on arch) 2 plants planted singly; vining to 10 feet tall; 4-inch-wide deep purple single flowers; prune hard in early spring.   3. Rosa &amp;#039;William Baffin&amp;#039; (on arch) 1 plant; 10 to 12 feet tall; large clusters of deep pink semidouble flowers; recurrent bloom; dark green foliage; vigorous.   4. Nepeta &amp;#039;Six Hills Giant&amp;#039; 6 plants in 2 groups of 3, planted 2 1\u20442 feet apart; 3 feet tall; aromatic gray-green foliage; 9-inch-long spikes of blue-violet flowers.   5. Rosa &amp;#039;Ballerina&amp;#039; 1 plant; 3 to 5 feet tall; large single 2-inch clear pink flowers, with white eyes all summer.   6. Rosa &amp;#039;Belinda&amp;#039; 1 plant; 4 to 6 feet tall; upright clusters of semidouble 1-inch bright pink flowers, lightly scented; recurrent bloom; vigorous grower.   7. Rosa &amp;#039;Trumpeter&amp;#039; 1 plant; 2 feet tall; 3 1\u20442-inch orange-red double flowers; very long-blooming; glossy, disease-resistant foliage on compact bushes.   8. Rosa &amp;#039;Buff Beauty&amp;#039; 1 plant; 5 to 6 feet tall; clusters of double 4-inch-wide apricot flowers; strong fragrance.  9. Rosa &amp;#039;Cornelia&amp;#039; 1 plant; 5 to 7 feet tall; fragrant semidouble coral flowers; recurrent bloom.  10. Rosa &amp;#039;Yvonne Rabier&amp;#039; 1 plant; 2 feet tall; clusters of pure white, spicily fragrant flowers; continuous bloom.  11. Rosa &amp;#039;Mary Rose&amp;#039; 1 plant; 4 to 5 feet tall; clusters of fat red buds open to strongly fragrant 3-inch double cupped flowers in medium pink.  12. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) 21 plants in 3 groups of 7, planted 9 inches apart; 3 to 6 feet tall; spikes of speckled purple, pink or white tubular flowers.  13. Campanula lactiflora 11 plants in 2 groups of 3 and 1 group of 5, planted 2 feet apart; 5 feet tall; conical heads of 1-inch blue bellflowers in summer.  14. Masterwort (Astrantia major &amp;#039;Rosensinfonie&amp;#039;) 13 plants in 2 groups of 5 and 1 group of 3, planted 12 inches apart; rosy pink flowerheads above mounds of deeply lobed leaves.   15. Sedum &amp;#039;Frosty Morn&amp;#039; 16 plants in 2 groups of 5 and 2 groups of 3, planted 12 inches apart; 12 inches tall; fleshy leaves bordered with white; starry flowers. Garden plans courtesy of Country Living Gardener. Illustration by Michelle Buchard "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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