I plan all winter, make drawings, then when the roses arrive, I plant them according to a completely different plan. I thought Leanne Rimes might look good with Firefighter and/or Grand Dame. So I did that. This group lives near Rainbow Sorbet.
I was hoping to grow some rose hips, so I got four of Hansa which I'm planting next to - well actually sort of in the middle of - a stream bed. I'm hoping that its aggressive root system will work well in the sandy soil at that location. And that given some light PM shade it won't toast to death in the summer.
Elina I have planted near two "Rise and Shine" Miniatures. I had other plans, but the bed I was planning to plant it in is essentially under water right now. Not good for planting.
Sunsprite and Olympiad remain to be planted. I'm hoping I can get Olympiad to make sense in my planting plan this time around. Last time I planted one by itself near a driveway. It grew beautifully, but it stuck out like a sore thumb. That was more than decade ago. I hope I'm a little smarter now. In any case Olympiad struck me as being a real workhorse. I'm hoping for the same is true of Sunsprite.
