What do I grow amongst my roses?? Hmmm....lets see. Daylilies, ornamental grasses, veronicas, lamb's ears, foxglove (when I can get it to grow), bunny tail grass, lilies, clematis....sometimes some annuals like Ammi majus, didiscus, snapdragons etc.
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."-- Abraham Lincoln