Roses can be beautiful on their own, but it's even better to have a companion ground cover to help it thrive. Try these ...

To grow healthy rosemary in the ground, choose a sunny spot with excellent drainage. It's best to plant rosemary in loamy soil with a slightly acidic pH, ideally somewhat below 6.0.

Creeping rosemary can stretch out pretty far (between 4 and 6 feet wide and up to 24 inches high, given the chance), but you can cut it down to make for a better ground cover if you wish.

Here are a few tips she shared about using native plants as ground cover. The importance of ground covers. Ground covers might be small, but not including them can lead to big headaches.