The author reviews the history of the older roses, describes the various types available, and illustrates more than 100 favourite varieties in colour, with full horticultural information on each.

Old-fashioned Roses: Their Care and Cultivation (Cassell Illustrated Monographs)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Beales, Amanda

Hartley-Edwards, Elwyn

Gardening & Landscape Design

Cassell Illustrated*

While it may be true "A rose is a rose is a rose," roses come in all sorts of colors, perfumes, shapes, and sizes, for every taste and nearly every possible situation. In fact, choosing which variety to plant is almost as intimidating as growing these fragrant but temperamental beauties. The easily accessible information here takes the guesswork out of selecting, planting, tending, and propagating roses. Nearly 200 varieties are classified by their predominant characteristics--modern climbers, hybrid musks--and then analyzed with respect to their appearance, habits, and suitability to your own garden. Techniques needed to keep a rose in good shape and suggestions for specific garden conditions will aid the inveterate rose grower yet ensure that even the newcomer can grow roses with confidence, while the hundreds of sumptuous color photographs guarantee this book a prized place in the library of rose lovers everywhere.

Roses: A Care Manual

Hamlyn

Provides instructions on choosing and buying roses; planting; propagating and pruning; coping with pests; and designing gardens, and describes the characteristics of popular varieties

Rose Basics: A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing, Training & General Care

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

The world's most famous flower, the rose, is a beautiful focal point for any garden. This volume is a practical guide to all aspects of the selection, cultivation, and care of roses. The authoritative text, step-by-step instructions, and guide to several rose varieties prove a valuable reference to both the beginning and experience gardener. Includes over 150 full-color photographs. Also in the Care Manual series: Bonsai, Cactus and Succulents, Clematis, Fuchsia, Magnolias, and Rhododendrons.

Roses (A Care Manual)

Laurel Glen

Profiles both old and new varieties of all different types, this guide covers approximately 1,000 different roses. Arranged in alphabetical order within their family groups, the majority are illustrated by specially commissioned color photographs. There is also a brief history of the rose along with practical advice and guidance on its cultivation. With more than 800 color photographs and line-drawings, this book is an important source of reference for anyone interested in roses and a superb tribute to this fascinating and much-loved plant. Each entry describes flower color, type, and season; growth habit and foliage; particular merits or uses; the name of the breeder; and the date of introduction.

Roses: A Colour Guide

Crowood Press