This one gets a bit of PM shade starting at about two o'clock. Last year the bed had a serious weed problem. I'm hoping that by next year this bed will be well established and weeds won't be an issue at all. I did plant some dahlias in the bed this year. They shot up and are shading some of the shorter roses a bit. The Dahlias are gorgeous, but they will be gone next year. Maybe the roses will have a chance to perform well.
Does anyone know whether daylilies cause serious competition problems for roses? I'm hoping the answer is no, because I have daylilies planted near a lot of roses including a number of roses in this bed. I'm hoping I can get MG to look more like it does in those lovely photos taken in warm places. And I don't want the rose to have any legitimate reasons for failure - in case I decide in a few years to replace it with something shorter. It's upstaging Cary Grant, for gosh sakes.
