Hardy Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing Frost- and Disease-Resistant Varieties [Paperback]

Robert A. Osbourne (Author), Beth Powning (Photographer)

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From the Back Cover

Hardy Roses, the perfect choice for gardeners who want to enjoy the beauty of roses without worrying about frost damage -- and without using harsh chemicals!

Sixty stunning photographs highlight Hardy Roses, featuring how to choose and grow the best varieties for your garden. Special highlights include:

-- organic controls for insects and diseases

-- illustrated gardening tips and techniques

-- 49 varieties with full-color photographs

-- North American zone map

-- extensive listing of hardy varieties

-- appendix of rose suppliers, organizations, and source materials

Hardy Roses is essential reading for everyone who wants to discover how easy it can be to grow beautiful roses successfully!

About the Author

Author of the book Hardy Roses, Robert Osborne is an experienced gardener and horticultural lecturer. He writes articles for newspapers and magazines and is a regular contributer on CBC radio. He is a member of various horticultural societies, such as the International Plant Propagators' Society and the Canadian Rose Society. Robert is also president of Corn Hill Nursery in New Brunswick, Canada, where he lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 8, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882667386
• ISBN-13: 978-0882667386
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #916,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hardy Roses earns its space on my bookshelf!, January 1, 2000

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Carol Jo Borich (Chisholm, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hardy Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing Frost- and Disease-Resistant Varieties (Paperback)

This book is as useful as a reference as it is lovely to look at. Growing roses at my home in USDA hardiness zone 3 limits choices to a few shrubs found at the local garden center, but 'Hardy Roses' provides well-organized lists of additional choices one can find in catalogs. Want a rose that smells divine? Use the charts that indicate the degree of fragrance. Require disease resistant varieties? The lists tell you which ones are easy to keep healthy. Equally valuable are the lists of catalog suppliers, because chances are, these varieties won't be available at the local outlets. Cultural information is here too, but seems slanted toward shrub rose growers rather than us die-hards determined to grow hybrid teas at any cost in impossible conditions. Along with Ortho's 'All About Roses', 'Hardy Roses' is the most-used of my 20 or so books on roses, and is a very good value. I recommend that after you receive it, keep a dust cover on the paperback version so you can carry it around shopping with you without damaging its pretty cover.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on growing hardy roses in cold climates., September 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hardy Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing Frost- and Disease-Resistant Varieties (Paperback)

This book inspires cold-climate gardeners to grow roses. The writing is clear and easy to understand and the photos are beautiful. It covers information from where to plant your roses (including a discussion on microclimates) to growing to starting roses from seed and cuttings. It reviews over 100 hardy roses and is written by someone who knows and loves roses. Great for beginners and seasoned rose growers

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Passionate guide for would be rose growers., June 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hardy Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing Frost- and Disease-Resistant Varieties (Paperback)

The author's passion for roses shows on every page. The details on soil, nourishment, planting location, climate are highly valuable. Even creating new roses is covered. The photos and history of every selected plant show lots of devoted research. The listing of Rose nurseries and organizations saves lots of planning time. Love that book.