David Austin has an international following as a rose
grower with an intimate knowledge of his chosen flower.
In this wide-ranging book, he examines the historical
development of the rose and discusses its place in the
garden scene. He then selects and describes the best and
most beautiful roses for today's gardens in chapters on
Old Roses, Hybrid Teas and Floribundas, Small Roses,
Species Roses, Shrub Roses, Climbing Roses and Rambling
Roses. The English Roses that he has developed over
fifty years of painstaking hybridisation are discussed
in an especially highly illustrated chapter that
includes the best roses bred by him up to the present
day. The English Roses, which combine the charm, form of
flower and gorgeous fragrance of the Old Roses with the
disease resistance and the free and continuous flowering
of Modern Roses, have influenced the way roses are used
in gardens worldwide. Chapters on roses in the garden
scene and on cultivation complete the book's
comprehensive coverage.The opinions and recommendations
of a leading rose grower, plantsman and gardener are
combined with sumptuous photographs of roses in gardens
and close up to make The Rose irresistible for rose
lovers and a must-have book for every rosarian. In this,
the new edition of this authoritative book, the chapter
on English Roses has been expanded to include details
and colour photographs of 18 additional roses which have
been bred in recent years. Among these new plants are
the William and Catherine, a musk rose named to
celebrate the Royal Wedding in April 2011; the Fighting
Temeraire, a Leander rose with rich apricot petals,
named for the Turner Contemporary Gallery in Kent; and
the Princess Anne, 'Best New Plant Variety' at the
Grower of the Year Awards 2011, and named after Her
Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. |
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