Toni, those salvia are beautiful; I wish I could grow them with my roses. With our long growing season, most of the plants you suggest get too big to fill in my rose beds. I tried day lilies but they didn't survive as I mistook them for grass! My roses can only be minimum care if they live solo, I'm afraid. Perhaps if I ever give up farming I will have time for the wild, lush look of the cottage garden that I so admire.
