Srw Tip#13: Roses As Herbs
NOTE: NEVER USE ROSES THAT HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH INSECTICIDES OR FUNGICIDES UNLESS THOSE PRODUCTS ARE APPROVED FOR FOOD CROPS! As with other edible crops, it is best to select varieties that are pest and disease resistant; where pesticides will ... [... more]
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Climbing Roses of the World
 Valuable rose reference This book is exclusively devoted to climbing roses and is a welcome addition to rose reference works (as the author states, only two have previously been published, one by G.A. Stephens in 1933 and the other by Graham Stuart ... [... more]
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Roses for Northern Gardeners
Great information for the novice rose gardener. This book walks the reader through all the steps necessary to grow roses in cold climates, including recommended varieties and procedures for outdoor and container growing. His tips were unique among the ... [... more]
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Hardy Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing Frost- And ...
Hardy Roses earns its space on my bookshelf! This book is as useful as a reference as it is lovely to look at. Growing roses at my home in USDA hardiness zone 3 limits choices to a few shrubs found at the local garden center, but 'Hardy Roses' provides ... [... more]
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Srw Tip#9: Listerine For Keeping Cut Roses Looking Fresh
To preserve the fresh cut appearance of your roses, harvest them early in the morning — before the blooms are fully "blown" (fully opened). Bring them into the house, and place the cut ends into a bowl of water. Then, with a sharp pair of ... [... more]
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All About Roses
Moisture is the main consideration, but affects roses differently depending on whether you are planting or growing them. If you are planting roses, it is vital that the roots are moist. You can soak the roots for one to two hours. It is best to ... [... more]
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Modern Roses XI: The World Encyclopedia of Roses
Book needs more pics; CD needs better search capabilities I bought this book and CD in the hopes of being able to identify several rose plants that my husband had rescued from the city's bulldozers. It is not designed for an amateur like me who needs ... [... more]
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Hardy Roses : A Practical Guide To Varieties And Techniques
A Grand New Edition of a Classic The solid cultural information, beautiful photographs, and evocative descriptions made Hardy Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing Frost-and Disease-Resistant Varieties (c. 1991) my favorite rose book. Now this classic is ... [... more]
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Designing With Roses
"Roses for Punctuation" was my favorite chapter. Lord begins it by stating that "If you compare a garden with a book and each separate area in it with a chapter of the book, within each chapter are paragraphs, elements of the design that ... [... more]
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Roses For Thanksgiving
As there are roses of almost every type that fit the repeat-flowering criteria, you'll probably also want to establish some other selection guidelines. My main selection criteria is appearance; I like roses that look like roses are "supposed" ... [... more]
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Slashing The Roses
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How To Deadhead Roses To Encourage Repeat Blooming And ...
So far, we've only talked about modern roses. Many antique and Old Garden roses bloom in clusters from multiple nodes near the terminus of the cane. In this case, trimming the spent clusters rather than finding the "true leaf" should be your ... [... more]
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