Ortho's All About Roses [Paperback]

Ortho Books (Author), Thomas Cairns (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ortho's All about | Publication Date: January 15, 1999

The most compact, accessible and easy-to-use rose book in its price category.

Endorsed by the American Rose Society.

Selection and growing guide presents complete cultural and pruning information about more than 300 recommended varieties.

At-a-glance design and organization help readers quickly find the information they need.

Discusses every major rose group—with complete growing instructions for each variety.

Author Thomas Cairns is one of the top rosarians in the United States, incoming president of the American Rose Society, and editor of the latest edition of its official reference publication, Modern Roses.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Ortho; 1st edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897214285
• ISBN-13: 978-0897214285
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,202,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, helpful reading!, December 15, 2001

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This review is from: Ortho's All About Roses (Paperback)

This book is excellent for beginners; it covers all aspects of growing roses, from selection and planting to pruning and disease control. It doesn't assume the reader has any prior knowledge, so it doesn't use obscure phrases or terms, and it explains things in a clear, east-to-understand way. The best "basics" book on roses I've seen.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent rose book. Super how-to diagrams., February 21, 1999

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This review is from: Ortho's All About Roses (Paperback)

If you have only one rose book in your collection, ORTHO's All About Roses by Dr. Tommy Cairns is the book to have. It is a great book for novices as well as the more experience rosarians. I am exceptionally impressed with the diagrams detailing: soil and site preparations, disease and pest identification, nutrient deficiency, pruning techniques and pruning problems. These are the clearest and most understandable diagrams that I have found. The diagrams alone make this book invaluable for every rose grower. All About Roses also provides a good overview of rose forms with helpful suggestions on incorporating roses into your landscape. Planning a rose garden? You will find insightful suggestions on designing the rose garden that best fits your needs. The book also contains a better than average rose selection guide which should be valuable to less experience rosarians. This is a book that I will never loan out of my library.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More good information per $ spent than any other rose book, September 16, 1999

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This review is from: Ortho's All About Roses (Paperback)

This book is essential as the foundation for any collection of rose books. The novice will have the mystery of growing good roses finally revealed. I use it as a text in rose classes I teach.

Jack M. Bilson Jr. Consulting Rosarian