Clematis and Rose: The Sky’s the Limit

Clematis and Rose are a winning combination in any garden, playing well together from spring through fall. And with these two as a pair, you can grow vertically, up an obelisk, trellis, or arbor, to create a stunning focal point in your landscape.

Layer the Roses
Climbing roses can flower repeatedly and they require little attention once established. Shrub roses, available in many ever-blooming varieties, can stand alone and are typically hardy and low maintenance. Ground cover roses are hardy, disease resistant, and low growing. Placing any medium height perennials by the feet of the climbers to hide their legs works very well.

Stagger Clematis Blooms
It is possible to match almost every clematis with a rose, but the beauty of the pairing lies in the size, color, scent, and timing of their respective blooms. Among the many ever-blooming varieties of roses and clematis, it’s easy to find two plants that will flower together from spring through fall. Many gardeners will plant three or more clematis by the base of the climbing rose, so their vertical structure is packed with blooms.

If you like this idea, here’s what we have in stock to shop this look.

CLEMATIS IN STOCK FOR 2021

Alaina
Avant-Garde
Barbara Jackman
Betty Corning
Blue Angel
Boulevard Alaina
Boulevard Edda
Boulevard Samaritan Jo
Cardinal Wyszynski
Corinne
Countess of Wessex
Crystal Fountain
Dr. Ruppel
Ernest Markham
Empress
Gillian Blades
Giselle
H.F. Young
Jackmanii
Mrs. N. Thompson
Niobe
Olympia
Paulie
Piilu
Polish Spirit
The President
Roguchi
Romatika
Sally
Sarah Elizabeth
Sweet Autumn
Vancouver Deb Dahl
Vancouver Plum Gorgeous
Vancouver Sea Breeze
Virginiana
Viticella Venosa Violacea

“It’s the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important…People have forgotten this truth, but you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.”

– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

ROSES IN STOCK FOR 2021

DAVID AUSTIN, English shrub roses, all fragrant