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A comprehensive guide to cultivating and displaying roses, from species roses and floribundas to hybrid teas. Expert advice is presented together with step-by-step illustrations describing the pruning of different varieties of roses from standard and weeping to climbers and ramblers. ... Read more

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Let the editors from Rodale Organic Gardening-- the world's leading authority on organic techniques-- show you how to pick the right roses for your site, incorporate them into your landscape, fight pests, and provide the best care to produce beautiful blooms without using chemicals.

1 go organic!
2 easy-care roses
3 essential tools
4 care secrets
5 arbors and trellises
6 no more pests
7 lasting beauty
8 seasonal care calendar

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A handy little book
This is a handly little book with lots of useful information for the beginning rose gardener.I like how it outlines the differencesbetween floribundas, grandifloras, and hybrid tea roses.It also explains how to fertilize and the types of organic fertilizers available.But the most useful chapter of the book describes how to control pests and diseases organically.It also comes with a handy little calendar.I just wish the book was a little bit longer than 98 pages. ... Read more

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The titles in this series are written specifically to help gardeners with queries or problems. This volume on old-fashioned roses starts with the basics and moves on to cover all aspects, from propagation, to coping with pests and diseases. A list of popular cultivars is included. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A description of Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, where the author was gardens adviser to the National Trust in the 1970s. He helped to design the rose gardens there and in this book he gives advice on the art of creating a rose garden. ... Read more

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A practical book for lovers of old roses. This book shows how valuable old roses can be in garden planning and planting schemes. A brief history and classification is followed by detailed coverage of their uses in a range of situations, and for various purposes. They feature in gardens of all sizes, in shady woodland areas, on trees or pillars, arches and pergolas, as decoration for hedges, as ground cover and in containers, for disguising old sheds and bare walls, for hips or perfume, and for picking and arranging. Advice is also offered on how to succeed with old roses in poor soils or on difficult sites. Photographs and plant lists offer inspiration for companion planting, and information is given on buying, planting, pruning, propagation, pests and diseases. A calendar for northern and southern hemispheres reminds gardeners when to perform the necessary tasks and explains how to plan for along flowering season. ... Read more

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After an Introduction that expounds the author's personal philosophy on successful rose growing, the following chapters cover every group of roses. Specially commissioned photography shows roses, both on their own and in combination with other plants, accompanied by the author's subjective comments on which roses he considers to be the best to grow in that group. A directory covers all the roses mentioned in their group with plant portraits and concise details on height, spread, colour, disease resistance, etc. All roses are listed in alphabetical order of their names (which are internationally accepted) within their particular group, eg Climbers and Ramblers, Species Roses, Old Shrub Roses. ... Read more

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The delicious scented roses of yesteryear are right here in this book, which includes four classes of roses. There is currently a great revival of interest in these old roses, not least because they are easier to care for than many modern roses. 80 color photos. ... Read more

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covering such topics as selection and cultivation of the many varieties, design guidelines, and hips and foliage, and offering detailed plant portraits of more than seventy-five outstanding roses. ... Read more

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More than 300 color and 50 black-and-white illustrations

Compiled by three of North America's finest botanic gardens -- Boerner Botanical Gardens in Milwaukee, Memphis Botanic Garden, and Old Westbury Gardens in New York -- in consultation with five other great botanic gardens, here is the most complete and user-friendly guide to rose gardening ever devised, a unique compendium of the best advice available, usable in all parts of the United States and Canada, for all types of roses.

The information assembled by this unprecedented collaboration is presented in five chapters:

I. Introduction: definitions, history, and botany; the basic gardening philosophies of the experts who have contributed to the book.

II. Plant Selector: more than two hundred glorious, full-color photos of roses of every variety, from rugged species roses to the newest hybrid teas, with detailed captions describing size, coloration, and requirements ... full descriptions of their cultivation and maintenance, including some dissenting information and opinions from the consultant gardeners ... additional color illustrations of landscaping and combinations, techniques particular to a specific plant, and its history in human affairs.

III. Design: the principles of designing a rose garden that works, a garden that is not only healthy and attractive hut creative as well, with photographs and diagrams of successful examples.

IV. Techniques: how-to information illustrated with black-and-white, step-by-step photos in minute detail; the experts' explanations of how they keep their own roses both beautiful and healthy using integrated pest-management procedures.

V. Special Conditions: new methods for growing roses in extreme climates, in small spaces, and in containers.

This volume also includes a complete glossary, carefully verified source lists, and full indexes.

The professional horticulturists at the great gardens of the United States and Canada are passionate about their endeavors -- studying every trend, refining every technique for making things grow and thrive. Now, for the first time, they have joined forces to share their love and expertise in a guide that no single individual or institution could have created. The American Garden Guides: Rose Gardening is the indispensable handbook that will help your rose garden prosper and grow. ... Read more

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A guide to growing roses successfully. This concise text offers advice on buying and planting roses, and on pest and disease, pruning, propagation and seasonal maintenance. It lists popular cultivars including hybrid teas and English roses as well as climbers and miniatures. ... Read more

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This book is an excellent introductory volume-authoritative yet concise. It offers practical guidance on cultivation and pruning, and describes a selection of recommended cultivars. ... Read more

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Concise, comprehensive primer on rose growing
This short (80 pages), very pictorial guidebook to rose growing manages to convey to the reader the rich, exciting history of rose growing and the vastness of the industry in present days.It tells about how rose groweresmanipulated and expanded the species, but also provides the novice backyard gardener with an easy to follow guide to buying and caring for roses. Many of the accompanying pictures are gorgeous.Of course they are - theyARE roses, after all. ... Read more

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Originally published London 1905. The author with his many years of experience details all that is necessary to secure the successful cultivation of the "Queen of Flowers." This is a fascinating book for any rose enthusiast or flower gardener and also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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Gardening is the most popular outdoor leisure activity in the United Kingdom. Millions of people read gardening books, yet few know much about the history of gardening literature. The author has collected an account of English gardening books over a period of four centuries. Authors of gardening books have come from all walks of life and all shades of political opinion. This volume continues the examination of horticultural literature begun in "Gardeners' Delight". It sets gardening books in a political and historical perspective, picking out key moments such as the 17th-century Commonwealth and World War II. It looks at the political issues of gender, class and race; the growth of women gardening writers; and the relationship between labour and gardening. Race and nationality are examined and in particular the reflection of nationalism in gardening books. The book illustrates how closely gardening books are linked to our general culture and to the political history of the country. ... Read more

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A user-friendly guide to growing roses based on the author's widely read Simply Roses newspaper column, this book provides indispensable information on selecting rose varieties, planting, maintenance, and trouble-shooting. Its unique question-and-answer format will appeal to first-time rose gardeners as well as more experienced gardeners. The book includes a compilation of Simply Roses columns, as well as comprehensive instructions on growing all types of roses in all climates. A resource section provides information on the top rose retailers and mail-order catalogs.
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Just right for Roses.
I know Karen and so I guess you could say I might be biased. But what I do know is that she gives just the detail needed without veering off course.Just what you need in order to make a subject successfull, when many wind up getting confused over the most historically significant plant of all time, Karen provides the right detail to make you successful at growing roses. ... Read more