"J. Del Col" wrote in message
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Hi,

I want to plant a hedge of roses . One will be on the east side of the
house and the 2nd will be on the north side of the house. Both will be
in full sun. Also our soil is clay soil.

Any recommendations for a low maintainence aromatic plant?

thanks in advance.

Rugosas. They are vigorous, tough, thorny, and more or less
everblooming, with flowers scented of cloves and other spices. They
are low maintenance roses if ever there were any. Just one
caution---don't spray them with pesticides or fungicides. They don't
need it, and their leaves can be damaged by such sprays.



J. Del Col

Rugosas hate high heat combined with humidity. My most successful ones have
afternoon shade here and still manage to look horribly ratty by August.

If you are a true zone 7, then nothing beats the china roses for a hedge.
Archduke Charles combines the health of an ordinary woody ornamental (no
spraying whatsoever) with the twigginess of a good hedging plant, the
constant bloom of an annual, and the scent of spicy honey. You may want to
winter protect them the first year until they become established, but the
chinas are also a lot more winter hardy than most books rate them to be.
Plenty of folks grow them in a solid zone 6 with minimal dieback. You can
get reasonably large plants from Chamblee's http://www.chambleeroses.com/ or
much larger (and more expensive plants) from the Antique Rose Emporium
http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/ They also root rather easily, allowing
you to perhaps purchase several plants to start your hedge and then you can
make new plants of your own to extend it.

Sunflower
MS 7b