Tender Roses for Tough Climates

Green, Douglas

ISBN 10: 1576300315 / ISBN 13: 9781576300312

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1997

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 3756198-6

Synopsis:

Roses are the most popular plants in North American gardens, yet more cold-climate gardeners have trouble overwintering roses than any other flower. Through a decade of trial and error at his nursery in Canada, Douglas Green has developed a totally new method of growing roses, one that is guaranteed to revolutionize this popular hobby, making it a rewarding pleasure, not a frustrating chore. Where all previous rose guides have been based on methods developed by 18th- and 19th-cantury European gardeners, Green has discovered made-in-the-North techniques that allow almost any rose to grow without hilling or winter protection of any kind. They Blossom year after year, disease- and pest-free, without recourse to inorganic chemicals.

Reviews: Green has developed a method of growing roses in cold climates, the area north of USDA Zone 6, a line that runs through southern New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and westward across the rest of the U.S. Proper planting is the key, Green explains, and he devotes a chapter to his deep-planting method. He discusses horticultural requirements, such as sun, soil, watering, fertilizing, and mulches. Other chapters cover the planting, care and feeding, and pruning of climbing roses, shrub roses, and roses grown in containers. A final chapter focuses on pests and diseases. This informative book has full-color photographs throughout. George Cohen

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tender Roses for Tough Climates
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Babak, Vince
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.