Product Details

• Actors: Katie Daley, Ellen Minet
• Directors: Mark Ledzian
• Format: AC-3, Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• DVD Release Date: May 1, 2003
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009R607
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,412 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Pat Shanley,president of the Manhattan Rose Society an afffilate of the ARS

"I can't imagine any rosarian who wouldn't want to own this DVD...for expert and novice alike."

Product Description

Watch, listen and learn as you join Ellen Minet, Head Rosarian of Long Island's Planting Fields Arboretum, on a most unusual and delightful walk through four seasons of caring for over 700 roses that grace the 409 acres of unique grounds and formal gardens that is the Coe Estate on Long Island's famed "Gold Coast".

The first in the "Look at Life Garden Series", this DVD brings a completely fresh approach to the "how-to" genre.

Seeing is learning. Watching Ellen and her assistants prune, shape, feed and fertilize you become an apprentice to learning in a whole new way about the stewardship of roses. Ellen imparts her knowledge in ways more interesting, inspiring, and accessible than any found within countless gardening books lining the shelves of your local bookstore or library.

Dispelling the myth that roses are "complicated and fussy" and created for rose lovers everywhere, "Secrets of the Rose Gardener promises to offer much to all in a most effective and enjoyable way.

Special features include: An interactive guide to step by step reviews, "Beauty of the Roses" music video and loop, A short film taking a look inside Coe mansion, as well as a how-to sharpen your shears video.

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Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unconventional but educational, November 24, 2003

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W. Oliver (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets of the Rose Gardener - The Art of Rose Gardening (DVD)

Unlike most instructional videos (dvd) which have a static camera trained on an instructor giving step by step details, this one offers a different approach. The cameras follow Ellen Minet, rosarian for the rose garden at Long Island's Coe Estate, and her volunteer assistants as they tend the 700+ roses through all four seasons. As they plant, fertilize, water, spray, prune and deadhead the roses, they offer practical advice for the viewer. The garden's collection includes all types of roses (hybrid tea, shrub, old roses, climbers and ramblers) and she explains the different techniques that each rose requires. The photography is exceptional (beautiful tight close-ups) and this is an excellent course for the beginning rose gardener. The dvd also includes a segment on how to sharpen pruners, a photo gallery of interior shots of the Coe mansion, a rose gallery slide show and descriptive text of various rose growing techniques.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets of the Rose Gardener, September 23, 2003

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Megsroses (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets of the Rose Gardener - The Art of Rose Gardening (DVD)

I found this 70 minute DVD to be very informative and thought provoking.
An ideal medium for showing at rose society and garden club meetings to stimulate discussion and to pass along timely information on how to care for various types of roses.
The photography was close-up and easy to understand what was being said about the various types of rose plants. The color was excellent and the photography of a year in the rose garden showed very clearly the various needs roses have throughout the growing season.
The musical background was delightfully peaceful and inviting.
This would make an excellent gift for anyone growing roses.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half stars, March 8, 2009

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Lizzie D - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secrets of the Rose Gardener - The Art of Rose Gardening (DVD)

This DVD is both beautiful and informative. Pruning techniques are clearly explained and shown in close-up detail, which is very helpful, and the "Beauty of the Roses" segment is great viewing for any gardener. My only complaint is that two subjects I had hoped to see covered (transplanting and soil amendment for established plants) were not addressed. Overall, I love this DVD and would especially recommend it for new rose growers because it helps disprove the myth that roses are demanding divas.