Beginner Gardening: roses and lavenders?, 1 by plantfreak78

plantfreak78 wrote:
I grew roses and lavender side by side at my last house with no problems. They were in a 2' tall raised bed filled with mostly pine bark soil conditioner and cow manure. I never babied my roses and found them to be extremely drought tolerant. I could only find one picture of the two together but it's just good enough to see the Hidcote lavender planted just to the right of a Tropicana Rose. The bed had six roses and five lavender plants total and they have coexisted there for at least six years. The key is, don't overwater and don't over fertilize.