Who doesn’t like roses? Both its colors, its beauty and its aroma make any interior or exterior space that can enjoy its color a sophisticated, elegant and above all romantic place. Because maybe not something else, but roses are romantic no matter where you look at them. If you like roses and would like to have them in your garden, you should not feel intimidated since they are easier than you imagine to be able to maintain them well, you just have to be patient, give them love and take good care of them.
In this EcologíaVerde article, we are going to give you easy and ideas to create a garden with rose bushes and thus give it a romantic touch and be able to enjoy them when the season arrives. Are you ready to know a little more so you can have your own roses in the garden?
How to make a rose garden at home
To start using garden roses, the first thing we have to do is choose the color of the roses that are going to decorate the area. Once you choose the rosebush you want to plant, you must make sure that has at least one rosein this way you will be able to know what the color of the flowers that come out will be and be able to choose the one you like best.
You may be interested in this other article on How to graft a rosebush.
Next, we are going to see a series of preparation tips to know how to make a rose garden at home. For this, we will have to take into account:
- maintenance: if you are a beginner in gardening, avoid choosing rose bushes that require very specific care, so when you go to buy them at your usual gardening store, ask the clerk who advises you those that do not need too much care and ask them to explain them well so that you can take care of them properly your roses.
- the specific location: the place where you want to put your roses should be a sunny place (minimum six hours a day) and with organic soil and good watering. Also, when you place them, make sure that they are placed away from paths or furniture to avoid pricking yourself with the thorns or so that they do not get damaged.
- site preparation: once you have chosen well the place where your roses will go, you must prepare the site since you must do it precisely. When you dig the hole in the ground you should notice that it is twice as wide as root ball of the plant, so you will not have future problems.
- Irrigation: you should also keep in mind that when it rains you will not have to be very aware of its irrigation, but when there is no rain you will have to water them at least 3 times a week, although the soil should be moist but never flooded with water.
Now that we know some of the basic tips for creating gardens with roses, we are going to see some ideas or suggestions so that we can say that we have “the garden of roses”.
We also leave you this other post with the Pests and diseases of rose bushes so that you have more information on the subject.
rose garden with fence
It seems like a difficult idea but nothing is further from reality, building your own rose fence is easy and it will also look great in your garden. You can put your roses on a fence that you already have installed that is made of wood or any other material that is consistent with the decoration of your garden.
The only thing we will have to do is plant the rose bushes at a good distance and make sure that they grow in the right direction and supported by the fence. In this way, we will have a garden with roses that surround the perimeter and give a cozy and elegant feeling.
Rose garden with metal supports
Using metal brackets can be a great idea for create shade in summer. It should be noted that both this and the other garden ideas with rose bushes can also be used on a terrace, as long as we have enough space and we know that we are going to be able to take good care of the roses.
In the same way as in the previous case, we will place the metallic supports in the area that we want, always thinking that the rosebushes must receive light. We can create a chill-out area where the supports surround a table with chairs or sofas, in order to create a more relaxed space. Now, depending on whether we have a terrace or a garden, we will plant the roses in a pot or on the ground.
In any case, do not hesitate to read this EcologíaVerde article to learn more about climbing roses: care and pruning.
contained rose garden
Contained rose gardens are a somewhat more classic idea, but it doesn’t have to be worse. When we think of garden decoration with rose bushes, we often try to be extravagant and innovative without knowing that, sometimes, what is simple and common is much more striking. This is something that happens with roses, since they alone, are located in any area, stand out.
In this case we will only have to know where we want to place the roses. We can create rectangular, round or triangular blocks, depending on our taste. In this way we create areas of rose bushes that will give our garden a sophisticated air.
In the event that we are talking about gardens decorated with potted roses, do not hesitate to take a look at this other article on How to care for a potted rose bush.
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