Rose garden kit

Roses Without the Fuss.

All bloom, no spray schedule.

Groundcover and shrub roses bred to shrug off black spot, interplanted with catmint and alliums, which is the old gardener's trick for a rose bed that looks good and keeps pests guessing.

11 plants · 4 kinds4 × 8 ft bedFull sun
$544.89
Same price as buying them one by one. The plan's on us.
Roses Without the Fuss
What it looks like

Year two. Then you brag.

Year two, mid-July. Each plant drawn at its full size.

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  1. 1Urban Legend × 22.5–3.5 ft tall and wide
  2. 2Drift rose 'Red Drift' × 31–2 ft tall, 2–3 ft wide
  3. 3Catmint 'Kitten Around' × 312–14 in. tall, 20–22 in. wide
  4. 4Allium 'Serendipity' × 315–20 in. tall, 10–15 in. wide
What's in the box

11 plants, 4 jobs.

$145.98
In this kit: Red shrub rose
Rosa

Shrub Rose

True red, no spraying required.

Bright red without the drama. Single, clear red flowers with a ring of yellow stamens bloom in waves from late spring to frost on a compact, glossy-leaved shrub. It's bred for disease resistance, so it stays clean without a spray schedule.

Size2.5–3.5 ft tall and wideShowLate spring to frost, in waves LightfullZones4–9 PetsPet-safe (ASPCA)Watermoderate
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In this kit: Red shrub rose
Rosa 'Radtkopink'

Shrub Rose

Double the petals. None of the fuss.

Bubblegum pink, fuller flowers. Fully double, bubblegum-pink flowers in flush after flush from late spring until frost, on a rounded, bushy plant. Strong disease resistance means no spray schedule.

Size3–4 ft tall and wideShowLate spring to frost Lightfull, partZones5–9 PetsPet-safe (ASPCA)Watermoderate
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$194.97
In this kit: Low red carpet
Rosa 'Meigalpio'

Groundcover Rose

A rose that stays low and keeps going.

Small red roses, big coverage. Clusters of bright red, cup-shaped little roses in waves from late spring until frost, on a low, spreading plant. It's built for disease resistance, so no spraying regimen required.

Size1–2 ft tall, 2–3 ft wideShowLate spring to frost, in waves LightfullZones4–11 PetsPet-safe (ASPCA)Watermoderate
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In this kit: Low red carpet
Rosa 'Chewhocan'

Shrub Rose

Lemon yellow that doesn't fade to cream.

Yellow that holds its color. Bright lemon-yellow flowers that keep their color instead of bleaching out, on a low, mounding rose with glossy leaves. It blooms from late spring until frost with no deadheading.

Size2–3 ft tall, 2–3 ft wideShowLate spring to frost LightfullZones4–9 PetsPet-safe (ASPCA)Watermoderate
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$92.97
In this kit: The companion
Nepeta × faassenii

Catmint

Compact, blue, and the bees agree.

Catmint that minds its manners. A tight, low mound of gray-green aromatic leaves under a haze of blue-violet flowers from late spring on. It stays compact instead of splaying open in midsummer like the big catmints.

Size12–14 in. tall, 20–22 in. wideShowLate spring to fall with a midsummer trim Lightfull, partZones3–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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In this kit: The companion
Nepeta × faassenii

Catmint

Neat catmint. Lavender-blue for months.

Catmint that keeps its shape. A neat, rounded mound of gray-green aromatic leaves under lavender-blue flowers from early summer into fall. It does not flop open in the middle the way older catmints do.

Size17–20 in. tall, 24–36 in. wideShowEarly summer into early fall Lightfull, partZones3–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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$110.97
In this kit: Pest-confusing globes
Allium

Ornamental Onion

Rosy-purple globes over blue leaves.

Purple globes, blue leaves. Rose-purple flower globes from midsummer over twisting blue-gray foliage that looks good from spring to fall. Pollinators cover it; deer and rabbits ignore it.

Size15–20 in. tall, 10–15 in. wideShowMidsummer into late summer LightfullZones4–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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In this kit: Pest-confusing globes
Allium

Ornamental Onion

Purple pom-poms deer and rabbits skip.

Purple globes for midsummer. Glossy, grassy leaves and dozens of rose-purple globes in midsummer that hang on for weeks and dry well. Bees and butterflies cover them. Named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2018.

Size15–20 in. tall, 10–15 in. wideShowMidsummer into late summer LightfullZones4–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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The whole kit: 11 plants + the planting planEvery plant picked for your zone. Arrives alive, or we replace it.
The planting plan

Dig here. Then here.

4 × 8 ft bedFull sunTap a plant for the details
Back · tallFront · low
↓ Front edge · path, lawn or walk
What blooms when
AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
1Urban Legend
2Drift rose
3Catmint
4Allium

Something in flower 6 of 7 months from April to October.

  1. 1Lay it outSet the pots on the soil to match the plan before you dig. Step back, nudge, then commit.
  2. 2Dig and dropEach hole twice as wide as the pot, just as deep. Crown level with the soil. Firm it in.
  3. 3Soak itWater deeply today, then weekly for a month. After that, mostly leave it alone.
Why it's laid out like this

Shrub roses at the back, Drift roses along the front, catmint and alliums tucked between. Space roses 2–3 ft apart. Water at the base, not overhead.

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