Best Rose Guide: A Comprehensive Selection - Hardcover

Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1552978443 ISBN 13: 9781552978443

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2004

Synopsis

Fresh ideas for selecting and growing the latest roses.

Gardeners are always searching for new roses and better ways to grow them. Best Rose Guide is an up-to-date reference with a wealth of new ideas for selecting and planting the ideal roses.

This authoritative guide covers 850 roses and bridges the divide between scientific texts and everyday horticultural books. The book explains how to identify and understand every type of rose.

Best Rose Guide features:

• Detailed introductions to twenty-four categories of rose including Old Roses, Climbers, Shrubs and Modern Roses
• Expert advice on selecting and growing
• Planting ideas, companion plants and care
• Cross-references, hardiness zones.

Vivid photographs show every rose in exquisite detail. The authoritative text also explains how roses have been cultivated from ancient Roman times to today with fascinating information and the most up-to-date DNA studies.

Featuring the newest rose varieties and the latest techniques and ideas for selecting and growing them, Best Rose Guide is a definitive reference on roses.

About this title

About the Author

Roger Phillips was trained as a painter at Chelsea School of Art, and pioneered the use of color photography for the reliable identification of natural history subjects. Together with Martyn Rix, he has co-authored twenty-five books including Annuals and Biennials and Perennials, which have sold millions of copies around the world.

Martyn Rix is a botanist, plant collector and gardener. He worked as botanist at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley before becoming an independent botanical advisor and writer. Rix was awarded the Gold Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society for his services to horticulture.

Reviews

Phillips and Rix are the coauthors of 25 other books. In this one, 850 of their favorite roses are described and are divided into 25 categories--wild roses, tea roses, climbing roses, floribundas, ramblers, miniatures, and shrub roses, for example. Within each category, the authors offer information on their history and number of species and give a general description of the flowers. Each entry includes the flower's scientific and common name, country of origin, a detailed description of its flowers and leaves, hardiness, flowering times, color, height, and the conditions in which it will perform best. Companion planting is also discussed. The book's "Visual Key" show the characteristics of each group, and a typical example of each is illustrated. The book, with more than 1,000 color photographs, will appeal to any gardeners interested in growing these popular flowers. George Cohen
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Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552978443
• ISBN 13: 9781552978443
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288