Isn’t it funny how sometimes when two things are paired up together  the whole is greater than the sum of  it’s parts? This holds true for   Cheryl and Bill ( a superb pairing if I do say so myself lol, our 26th anniversary was Thursday), beer and pretzels, pinot grigiot and seafood dishes, any dessert topped with made from scratch whipped cream, and boy I am hungry and in need of drink! I am sure Aristotle, from whom this quote was taken, had far more altruistic things in mind, but I have no problem borrowing his phrase and applying it to my own happiness, including the over the top pairing of roses and clematis.

Right now both plants are secondary stars in the garden as the peonies are blooming and no bloom no how takes away from their little bomb of joy. But when roses and clematis  are growing intertwined and cozy they certainly stand heads and shoulders above their counterparts growing alone.

Here are a few pictures of rose/clematis combinations I use here  in the Burrow

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I am also including a glam shot of  some of the  peonies  because , well ,they deserve their moment of fame.

On the pairing side you can see one paired up with sweet peas, a stellar combo  I will repeat.

Furthermore , because who can get enough of great plant pairings?? , I give you

a container with coral Magic carpet rose and Lucia Dark Blue lobelia

Double pink Knockout roses grown as a standard above a boxwood hedge

 and that same rose underplanted with this bright smiley orange pansy

and last a peony ( unknown division given to me  by my sister) growing with nepata ( the clematis to the right is c.texensis’Gravetye Beauty)

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