Peter Schneider challenges the notorious myth that roses are difficult to grow, arguing that it’s all about choosing the right petals for the right place! Providing in-depth profiles of hundreds of varieties, Schneider helps you decide which roses will work best in your flower bed or along an eye-catching garden trellis. Simple instructions that use proven techniques make growing roses easy and enjoyable, even in colder climates, while more than 400 gorgeous photos make this book as visually irresistible as it is useful.
In this comprehensive guide, over 850 roses are described, illustrated, and arranged by group with information on the original wild species and the history of the cultivated roses. Other sections include cultivation and companion planting.
Rose to the Occasion: An Easy-Growing Guide to Rose Gardening shares tricks and shortcuts that rosariansuse, plus simple ways you can keep up with your to-do list in the rosegarden.Gardeners of all skill levels willfind this book helpful, ...
If you love The Rose Bible by Rayford Clayton Reddell, or books by David Austin, or books like Right Rose, Right Place; or Everyday Roses: How to Grow Knock Out(R) and Other Easy-Care Garden Roses; or The Organic Rose Garden, and if you ...
But you couldn't be any wrong! Rose gardening will prove to be a practical and successful endeavor, regardless of whether or not this is your first time to grow them.
In the time of Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire and its ruler from 27 BC to 14 BC, the Romans used roses for several purposes. In the first century AD, the hedonistic emperor Nero dumped tons of rose petals on his dinner guests.
This book will be telling everything you need to know about how too plant and take care of roses.
These are two fascinating areas she covers from top to bottom, so you can create a beautiful garden brimming with roses. Palmstierna begins by explaining the difference between a “modern rose” versus an “old-fashioned” variety.
The book focuses on English Roses, bred by David Austin to combine the sumptuousness of Old Roses with the strength and practical virtues of Modern Roses. For rose-growers and rose-lovers everywhere, whether professional or amateur.
A brilliant escape that gives one woman the chance to time-travel and find her place in British history, The Rose Garden presents Susanna Kearsley's signature combination of romance and fascinating historical fiction at its very best.
You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden.