And which roses fit in here

More and more people are choosing a natural, wild garden. This is a garden with plenty of space for native plants, insects, birds, and other animals. Roses can be a beautiful addition to this. And they don't have to be limited to just one. wild roses to be.

In a wild garden you enjoy the life that takes place in it.

It's less tidy than a traditional ornamental garden and requires less maintenance. No straight paths, preferably no watering or fertilizer, but paths made of wood chips and abundant biodiversity. This does, however, mean that you simply let everything grow wild. It's more a matter of guiding and adapting to how the garden develops, experimenting, and gardening sustainably. It's exciting to watch how plants sow themselves. This gives the garden a different look every year. If a plant spreads too quickly for your liking, you can simply adjust the overall proportions.

It's obvious to give wild roses, also called botanical roses, a place in a wild, natural garden. Wild roses originate from the Northern Hemisphere and are millions of years old. They are incredibly hardy plants that can easily handle drought or heavy rainfall, and require little water. They produce beautiful single flowers, and in autumn, you can enjoy the lovely rosehips they produce. Most wild roses grow into large shrubs, so you can prune them back heavily in spring.

Of course there is a middle ground.

You can also gradually allow your garden to become naturalized. Some plants, while not strictly native, have been present in Dutch gardens for hundreds of years. This also applies to roses. It's interesting to experiment. Old roses For example, those that have been cultivated for hundreds of years. Hardy varieties with beautiful flowers and fragrance from the Belle Époque period or even older. English roses—which are ultimately a cross between old and modern roses—are also worth considering. They form beautiful, large, bushy shrubs that are ideal for naturalizing.

A rose doesn't necessarily have to stand alone in a neatly tilled bed. And as a rule, all roses with open blooms produce rose hips. Biodiversity reduces the rose's sensitivity and can therefore often replace unwanted remedies. In the photo, for example, you can see how beautifully Rosa Royal Jubilee thrives among the other plants. Another lovely idea is to let a rambler grow wildly up a tree, along the ground, or through a hedge of natural plants.