The rose is one of the most popular and celebrated of flowers and the beautiful, old-fashioned varieties featured in this book never lose their charm. Gardening with Old Roses is an essential companion for all those gardeners who love old-fashioned roses, but who need guidance on how best to use and care for them.
AMÉLIA [ Alba , 1823 ) A Ithough thousands of Old Roses are still in existence today , a great many extremely beautiful and useful cultivars remain ignored by or unknown to even the most sophisticated gardeners .
"Growing tea roses and their history"--Provided by publisher.
Given in memory of Azlee Davis by Special Areas - Mary Branch Elementary.
A guide to growing roses dispels common myths, offers advice on selecting the right roses for one's landscape, provides information on disease and chemical-free pest control, and includes suggestions for garden design and maintenance.
Originally published: London: Hardie Grant, 2012.
The focus of this book is on the classic, ageless, and enduring flowers, which we have dubbed Vintage roses.
This highly illustrated, practical guide to gardening with old roses includes:A simple guide to the many types of old rosesNumerous suggestions for using old roses in a range of situations: in small and large gardens; over arches and ...
... Dr. Robert Basye, Virginia Brown, Benigno Diaz, John Dromgoole, Henry Flowers, Gloria Guajardo, Janet Handley andJim Bade, Esper K Chandler, Carol Hendricks, Carlyle Holland, Domenique and Charles Inge, Daniel P. Jones, Ruth Knopf, ...
Few gardeners are so catholic or such connoisseurs." The present book is a glorious display--in words and color illustrations--of Mr. Thomas's gardens, providing an education for the reader in the design of his own garden.
ZONES 4–9 ' Graham Thomas ' Grace fragrant A mass of pure apricot petals , dark in the middle but pale around the outside , in a shallow cup opening to a big rosette , make a beautiful rose . A healthy shrub of moderate size that ...