Growing Roses Organically: Your Guide to Creating an Easy-Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Beauty (Rodale Organic Gardening Book) by Barbara Wilde  (4)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Reading Reddell is like being herded through the garden by an avuncular neighbor with a passion for the rose, our official (since 1986) national flower. Gardening columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, author The Rose Bible and the owner/operator of a commercial rose nursery, Reddell delivers an irresistible blend of opinionated exuberance and practical advice. Crafted with dry wit and a disarmingly chatty style, this eminently readable guide lays out a season-by-season plan for rose culture and care and deals admirably with such potentially paralyzing topics as pruning and disbudding, discussing, along the way, the future of rose growing and the merits of some of the author's favorite cultivars. As a self-proclaimed "rose dietitian," Reddell offers tips on when and what to feed roses (Epsom salts are one of the tricks of the trade). He extends the reach of his own wide experience by drawing on that of a baker's dozen of "zonal gurus" whom he consulted for specific advice on geographic climates coast-to-coast. A glossary is included. Experts and novices alike will cheer the arrival of this handy little volume.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Reddell, who grows roses in California for the cut-flower trade, soothes the fears of novice rose growers by walking them through a season of care of this demanding but rewarding plant. Arranged by season, his book dispenses advice on choosing, planting, pruning, watering, and feeding roses to obtain maximum growth and bloom. The heart of the book is the last chapter, which provides information from 13 different expert rose growers from different parts of the United States on the varieties and cultural practices best suited to their region. Although handily presented, this book is unnecessary for libraries owning Reddell's Rose Bible (Harmony: Crown, 1994), which includes the same information (in many cases from the same experts) but has the added attraction of an illustrated glossary of recommended rose varieties.?Molly Newling, Piscataway P.L., N.J.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Reading Reddell is like being herded through the garden by an avuncular neighbor with a passion for the rose, our official (since 1986) national flower. Gardening columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, author The Rose Bible and the owner/operator of a commercial rose nursery, Reddell delivers an irresistible blend of opinionated exuberance and practical advice. Crafted with dry wit and a disarmingly chatty style, this eminently readable guide lays out a season-by-season plan for rose culture and care and deals admirably with such potentially paralyzing topics as pruning and disbudding, discussing, along the way, the future of rose growing and the merits of some of the author's favorite cultivars. As a self-proclaimed "rose dietitian," Reddell offers tips on when and what to feed roses (Epsom salts are one of the tricks of the trade). He extends the reach of his own wide experience by drawing on that of a baker's dozen of "zonal gurus" whom he consulted for specific advice on geographic climates coast-to-coast. A glossary is included. Experts and novices alike will cheer the arrival of this handy little volume.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Reddell, who grows roses in California for the cut-flower trade, soothes the fears of novice rose growers by walking them through a season of care of this demanding but rewarding plant. Arranged by season, his book dispenses advice on choosing, planting, pruning, watering, and feeding roses to obtain maximum growth and bloom. The heart of the book is the last chapter, which provides information from 13 different expert rose growers from different parts of the United States on the varieties and cultural practices best suited to their region. Although handily presented, this book is unnecessary for libraries owning Reddell's Rose Bible (Harmony: Crown, 1994), which includes the same information (in many cases from the same experts) but has the added attraction of an illustrated glossary of recommended rose varieties.?Molly Newling, Piscataway P.L., N.J.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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