By Kathleen Gresham
Would you like to cut down on the areas you would normally have to mow grass? You can plant roses as a ground cover. The beauty of it, of course, is more than just the benefit of coverage, but also that of gracing your yard with the ever-popular rose. In fact, the effect is quite attractive.
The image of a rose plant is usually that of a rosebush, not as ground cover. That is a fairly new concept. Wild roses tend to be sprawling vines that climb when they can but also grow naturally as a low ground cover.
Why use a ground cover at all? It helps prevent erosion on banks, grows low, and covers a wide area. The ground cover rose is not to be misinterpreted as a ground-hugger. Roses as a ground cover will not kill weeds. You will still need to prepare the ground to cut down on the chances of weeds growing through the rose ground cover.
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