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    From Jac99@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 18 10:43:45 2016
    I keep reading that roses & lavender make good companion plantings...but
    do they? I thought roses liked rich, fertile soil and lavender liked
    the opposite. Can someone please help. I'm planning my first ever
    garden and getting confused.

    I'm getting David Austin Olivia Rose (pale pink shrub rose) and will be underplanting with hardy geraniums. I had intended to mix in a bit of
    lavender too, but then decided against it for reasons above and thought
    I'd go with Nepeta and Salvia instead to get my hit of lilac/purple &
    lavender colours.




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    Jac99

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  • From BCD@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 12 16:31:41 2016
    On 6/18/2016 1:43 AM, Jac99 wrote:
    I keep reading that roses & lavender make good companion plantings...but
    do they? I thought roses liked rich, fertile soil and lavender liked
    the opposite. Can someone please help. I'm planning my first ever
    garden and getting confused.

    I'm getting David Austin Olivia Rose (pale pink shrub rose) and will be underplanting with hardy geraniums. I had intended to mix in a bit of lavender too, but then decided against it for reasons above and thought
    I'd go with Nepeta and Salvia instead to get my hit of lilac/purple & lavender colours.

    ***Though I have a line of /Lavandula lanata/ beside several roses, and
    they are doing well, it's more that the roses are tolerating the
    Lavender conditions than the other way around. If the soil, exposure,
    and so on are more the rich, fertile, and often moist conditions in
    which roses thrive, your instinct is correct: Go for Nepeta, Salvia,
    hardy Geraniums, and the like.

    Best Wishes,

    --BCD

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