The Ultimate Rose Book: New Expanded Edition
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Published by Abrams Books, 2007
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- Title
- The Ultimate Rose Book: New Expanded Edition
- Author
- Macoboy, Stirling
- Publisher
- Abrams Books
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0810994100
- ISBN 13
- 9780810994102
The spectacularly successful Ultimate Rose Book is back in a thoroughly updated and revised edition. Rosarian Stirling Macoboys book is a classic, not just for its beautiful pictures and comprehensive coverage, but also for its authors good-humored, opinionated observations and his selection of 1,500 rose varieties to feature out of tens of thousands.
The expanded edition features 300 new varieties, selected for their beauty, fragrance, hardiness, and popularity, as well as new features on the history of the rose, the renaissance of garden roses, climbers, and ramblers, and great rose gardens of the world. There are also updated chapters on the classification of roses, as well as a glossary and bibliography. The 2,000 color photographs include the varieties named in the book.
An indispensable reference that possesses visual beauty and literary wit and soul, The Ultimate Rose Book is for gardeners and rose lovers everywhere.
The expanded edition features 300 new varieties, selected for their beauty, fragrance, hardiness, and popularity, as well as new features on the history of the rose, the renaissance of garden roses, climbers, and ramblers, and great rose gardens of the world. There are also updated chapters on the classification of roses, as well as a glossary and bibliography. The 2,000 color photographs include the varieties named in the book.
An indispensable reference that possesses visual beauty and literary wit and soul, The Ultimate Rose Book is for gardeners and rose lovers everywhere.
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About the Author
Stirling Macoboy, who died in 2005, had a rich life in horticulture that took him around the world from his native Australia. He was the author and photographer of more than forty books on gardening.
Tommy Cairns is a frequent contributor to rose publications, including Botanicas Roses and All About Roses, and is co-author of Orthos Complete Guide to Roses (2004). The Scottish-born Cairns lives in Studio City, California.
Tommy Cairns is a frequent contributor to rose publications, including Botanicas Roses and All About Roses, and is co-author of Orthos Complete Guide to Roses (2004). The Scottish-born Cairns lives in Studio City, California.
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