All About Roses (Ortho's All About Gardening) (Paperback)

by Ortho (Author)

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Product Description
Whether you're eyeing a hybrid tea you remember from your mother's garden, or one of the new easy-care landscaping varieties, this book makes it easy to add the unmatched beauty of roses to your garden. Inside you'll find:

 • Expert advice on choosing the right rose for your space and nurturing it for years of beauty.

• Detailed descriptions of more than 200 varieties of perennials in the illustrated plant encyclopedia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (February 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696232170
• ISBN-13: 978-0696232176
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #315,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All you need to know about roses, August 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: All About Roses (Paperback)

This book is definitely very good. The first time I opened it, I was disappointed, as I saw in the first two chapters a history about roses. Then comes the good part: it explains whatever you may need to take care of your roses. It has a lot of pictures and photos, it explains what kind of soil do roses need, how to choose the right plants, planting the roses, watering, fertilizing, pruning, reproducing, combating pest and diseases, how to protect the roses from freezing, etc. It includes pictures of how roses diseases looks like, gives you an explanation of the symptoms, and the solutions available for the disease. The last two chapters describe how to enjoy roses indoors, how to make potpourri, and has an "encyclopedia of roses" with photos of a lot of different species. In short: buy this book. Definitely the "American Rose Society endorsed" logo is well earned.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection of roses to review, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All About Roses (Paperback)

I found this book to be very helpful. in fact I found just what I wanted. It tells you what types of roses are fragrant, dissease resistant, everything you would need to know about each rose. It also had beautiful pictures and was very easy to follow.