Landscaping with Species Roses - Part 1
The first of a two part series on Species Roses, the parents of our modern roses and still used in many landscapes today. Landscaping with roses can be a challenge, and choosing the right rose for the right purpose and the right location is ... [... more]
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Roses: Practical advice and the science behind it
 Take the bite out of Rose bushes.: A good book for a new Rose garden. Just need color pictures to be a perfect book. It will help to give you sound advice for taking care of a nice bed of Roses. Author: Jim Hole Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 6 [... more]
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Landscaping with Roses: Gardens Walkways Arbors Containers
Practical and Useful: There are many books about roses but this is one of the better ones. Written by well-known garden host (HGTV and PBS) Jeff Cox, it is a beautiful yet practical book that delivers exactly what the title promises. The first couple of [... more]
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Roses For Dummies
From Amazon.com: Is there any flower more sensuous and romantic than the rose? Roses aren't just fragrant and beautiful; they're also easy to grow and come in hundreds of varieties and colors. Roses for Dummies covers the various types of roses--hybrid [... more]
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Roses for the Pacific Northwest
a very good book on roses for the PNW: This is an excellent reference book for growing roses in this region, including specific rose recommendations. I wish there were a new edition, as this one is about 5 years old and therefore doesn't include any [... more]
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Botanica's Roses: Over 1,000 Pages & Over 2,000 Roses Listed
This is a smaller version of the hardcover Botanica's Roses: This is a neat little book with great high quality photos. However, the big Botanica's Roses book has two or three times as many roses. So this is not a listing of basically every rose like the [... more]
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Growing Roses in Cold Climates
Wonderful rose reference for northern gardeners: Not only is this book the best reference, but the only one that gives novices as well as the advanced growers the information on growing healthy roses in the colder zones. It classifies the different types [... more]
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Roses and The Myth of Happily Ever After
In storybooks, romance begins with red roses and ends happily ever after. How come no one ever talks about the thorns? The first time I received a dozen red roses was for my 18th birthday, back when I was in college. Ordinarily this would have ... [... more]
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SRW Tip#5: Fertilizing Roses for Spring Flush
Knowing when and how much to fertilize your roses will help to guarantee beautiful blooms. Knowing what fertilizers to use and how to apply them is critical to getting your roses started off in the right direction this spring. Basically, there ... [... more]
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A Collection of Heirlooms: Antique Roses, Part 1
Tired of thinking of roses as high maintenance and lovely nusiances? Try the antique roses! Unlike it's haughty cousin, the hybrid tea rose, which takes endless tending, spraying and deadheading, an antique rose is almost carefree. Some, like the ... [... more]
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Landscaping with Species Roses - Part 2
Part 2 of the series on landscaping with the progenitors of our modern roses. This rose grouping single-handedly set modern rosedom on its nose! It is from this group that all red roses and all repeat-blooming roses have descended. Growth of ... [... more]
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Roses - Which is the Best Variety for You?
Growing roses well depends on several factors. Learn how to pick the right roses for your conditions. This article reviews two rose books. Choosing which rose bushes to buy can be overwhelming for the newcomer to rose gardening. Timber Press has ... [... more]
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