Baby blanket is looking better since I cut it back a bit. I am going to have to prune it to keep it in bounds. I like the effect of the low growing rose in front of a taller, leggier rose. I also like the other groundcover rose adjacent to the strawberry plants. Both the groundcover rose and the strawberries send out runners, so they are oddly compatible. The rose blooms gives summer interest to the otherwise boring strawberry plants.
I think groundcover roses may be happiest on a gentle south or west facing slope. Perhaps in combination with a dwarf flowering tree. They would cover the slope that otherwise would be difficult to mow with a lawn mower.
They root easily anywhere the branches touch the ground, especially if a rock is placed on the canes. I did this a few times this summer to keep a tall cane down.
