Wild Roses and Chives

Wild Roses and Chives - now that's a strange combination. But, it's my fault for not taking care of the problem earler.

This is my herb garden but the only herb in it right now is chives. I've kept this plant alive for over 10 years now. Every spring they come back without fail. The light green you see in the planter is lots of baby chives coming up. All spring and summer I'll be snipping off the chives for seasoning. Anything else I plant makes it for a year or so and doesn't come back. There's a lavender and thyme in there right now that may or may not be dead. I'll give them a few more weeks to make their appearance.

Every year there are some baby pine trees coming up that I pull out. They are coming up everywhere and I know that this planter is NOT a good place for them to start.

A few years ago the birds planted a wild rose. I chose not to pull it up. Every year it grows bigger. Due to the soil conditions and frequent waterings it is now the largest wild rose in our yard. The pink flowers, when they come, are beautiful.

Last spring I was thinking of digging it up and moving it elsewhere. But it's growing right in the middle of the chives and I don't think the chives would like it in the yard. Besides, I had dug enough holes last spring.

One year later, the problem is still there, only bigger. I still don't want to dig a hole for the rose. I did move some chives to another planter but they aren't as nice as these chives yet.

What to do?

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