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No variety of plants can contribute as much beauty to a garden - and as much satisfaction to the gardener who knows how to grow them - as roses. In this guide you'll find
• photographs of almost 400 roses, with a quick reference to fragrance, winter hardiness, and disease resistance
• every important class of rose - Species Roses, Old Garden Roses, Shrubs, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Grandifloras, Miniatures, and Climbers
• suggestions for carefree border and ground-cover roses
• an encyclopedia entry for each plant, noting its uses and limitations
• a pest and disease chart that describes the damage, its cause, and ecologically safe controls.
Whether you want to buy a single carefree bush or maintain a whole garden of perfect roses, this Taylor's Guide has everything you need to know to succeed the first time.
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"This is good, solid, straightforward information on roses that is clearly and simply stated." American Gardener
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No variety of plants can contribute as much beauty to a garden - and as much satisfaction to the gardener who knows how to grow them - as roses. In this guide you'll find
• photographs of almost 400 roses, with a quick reference to fragrance, winter hardiness, and disease resistance
• every important class of rose - Species Roses, Old Garden Roses, Shrubs, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Grandifloras, Miniatures, and Climbers
• suggestions for carefree border and ground-cover roses
• an encyclopedia entry for each plant, noting its uses and limitations
• a pest and disease chart that describes the damage, its cause, and ecologically safe controls.
Whether you want to buy a single carefree bush or maintain a whole garden of perfect roses, this Taylor's Guide has everything you need to know to succeed the first time.
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you need to look for selections that are described as disease-resistant. When you find one, research further to find out which diseases it's resistant to: black spot, powdery mildew, and rust are three big ones. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
moderate rebloom, canes bear glossy, bear matte, delicately shaded blooms, offers excellent disease resistance, hybrid gallica, adding multiseason interest, preventive measures against powdery mildew, hybrid kordesii, bushier effect, moderate disease resistance, pink buds unfurl, reddish pink buds, good rebloom, moderately fragrant flowers, good repeat bloom, flowers first appear, hybrid wichurana, thorny canes, landscape accent, blooms first appear, swirled petals, generous flush, excellent repeat bloom, semidouble flowers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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you need to look for selections that are described as disease-resistant. When you find one, research further to find out which diseases it's resistant to: black spot, powdery mildew, and rust are three big ones. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
moderate rebloom, canes bear glossy, bear matte, delicately shaded blooms, offers excellent disease resistance, hybrid gallica, adding multiseason interest, preventive measures against powdery mildew, hybrid kordesii, bushier effect, moderate disease resistance, pink buds unfurl, reddish pink buds, good rebloom, moderately fragrant flowers, good repeat bloom, flowers first appear, hybrid wichurana, thorny canes, landscape accent, blooms first appear, swirled petals, generous flush, excellent repeat bloom, semidouble flowers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
All-America Rose Selection, Van Fleet, American Rose Society, World Rose Hall of Fame, Canadian Explorer Series, Miniature Rose Hall of Fame, Romantica Series, Griffith Buck, Himalayan Musk, Cants of Colchester New!
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