If you love roses, chances are you love heirloom roses best. Big and fragrant, they are valued for their beauty and connection to the past and for their very practical hardiness. In Heirloom Roses, celebrated rosarian Ray Reddell surveys the virtues of all three kinds of heirloom roses, namely, species, antique, and reblooming roses. With detailed treatment of favorite varieties, including Reddell's expert advice on planting and pruning, this lush guide invites gardeners to revel in the glory of the past.
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Rayford Clayton Reddell brings his nationally recognized expertise to descriptions of 44 varieties of the three main categories of heirloom roses, which are species, antique, and reblooming roses. Along with Saxon Holt's lush color photography of all these roses in peak bloom, the author offers helpful advice on planting, maintaining, harvesting, and pruning for best results and highest yield of these breathtaking traditional roses. This small, beautifully designed book will make a perfect gift for the rose enthusiast in your life. --Mark A. Hetts
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Rayford Clayton Reddell owns a nine-acre ranch in Petaluma, California, planted with over 8,000 rose bushes. An expert on roses, he is a garden columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle as well as a regular contributor to Horticulture magazine. Ray's previ
Saxon Holt is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in such garden magazines as Garden Design, Country Journal, Sunset, and Horticulture, as well as the book English Roses for American Gardens.
Saxon Holt is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in such garden magazines as Garden Design, Country Journal, Sunset, and Horticulture, as well as the book English Roses for American Gardens.
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A Good Introduction Or Gift,
By Gardner Chappell (Historic Brattonsville, SC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heirloom Roses: A Passion for Roses (Hardcover)
This is a great little book for someone who is new to the world of old roses. I am responsible for a historic site (Historic Brattonsville) that is in the middle of restoring its 19th century pleasure garden. Roses were a foundation of such gardens and this book, along with many others, is helping me to restore them. While serious folk would probably find it lacking the depth they are looking for, there are still some juicy info tidbits that they would surely appreciate. The illustrations a beautiful. Of course that's a given in most all rose books! The thing I like best about this book is that it is perfect for gifting. Its small, concise, and inspiring. What more would someone want?
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