How to combine roses with silver toned foliage
COTTAGE GARDEN STYLE
SPRINKLE
with silver
Using silver toned foliage is a way to add depth to a border whilst keeping the colour scheme simple. Here ‘Queen of Sweden’ is combined with Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ which has a lovely contrasting texture, letting the immaculate pink blooms shine.
COTTAGE GARDEN STYLE
SPRINKLE
with silver
Using silver toned foliage is a way to add depth to a border whilst keeping the color scheme simple. Here ‘Queen of Sweden’ is combined with Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ which has a lovely contrasting texture, letting the immaculate pink blooms shine.
WAYS TO USE SILVER
Plant Stachys lantana (Stachys byzantina) at the front of a border to cover bare soil and spill over gently onto the path below.
For more of a cottage kitchen garden style combine with rosemary or sage.
COTTAGE GARDEN STYLE
TWO PLANT
cottage garden
Plant with abundance a combination of English Roses and English Lavender for an easy upkeep cottage style garden. Simplicity in a narrow selection of plants should not be underestimated. This combination will provide colour and fragrance all summer long.
WAYS TO USE SILVER
Plant Stachys lantana (sun. Stachys byzantina) at the front of a border to cover bare soil and spill over gently onto the path below.
For more of a cottage kitchen garden style combine with rosemary or sage.
featured rose
Queen of Sweden (Austiger)
Perfect for pairing with silver, Queen of Sweden shrub rose has exquisite little buds which open to half-enclosed cups, eventually becoming wide, shallow, upward-facing cups of pleasing formality. The color beginning as soft-apricot pink, gradually changing to pure soft pink over time gently complement grey tones.
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