144 pages with mnay colour photos. Cloth with dust jacket.

Modern Roses (Classic Garden Plants)

Harkness, Peter

Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)

"A rosarian of international renown, Harkness brings an ardent proclivity for the queen of flowers to a fascinating effort bolstered by the lyrical beauty of rare artworks." -Booklist Roses are treasured for many reasons: their enchanting beauty and sweet fragrance, their fascinating history, their value as the most versatile of garden plants, their symbolic power. The quest to create roses, and the flowers that have resulted, are the subjects of this splendid book. It charts rose culture from its ancient origins through the horticulture of the 19th century to hybrid breeding in modern times. In addition, this beautiful volume presents some of the most sublime rose specimens ever created, drawn and painted by renowned botanical artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Henry Andrews, and John Lindley. The captivating illustrations are from the Royal Horticultural Society, home to one of the world's finest archives of horticultural art. This spectacular volume of roses of every description, also in a reduced format with an incredibly affordable price, is certain to capture the hearts of gardeners and art lovers alike. AUTHOR BIO: Peter Harkness is the author of Modern Garden Roses, The Photographic Encyclopædia of Roses, and Roses to Enjoy. He has edited The Rose Magazine and has contributed to the Royal Horticultural Society Roses Plant Guide. The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 by John Wedgwood and Sir Joseph Banks. It led the way in sending collectors around the world in search of new plant species, and fostered domestic cultivation of many varieties we know and love today. The society's Lindley Library is considered one of the world's finest horticultural archives, containing more than 250,000 paintings, illustrations, and rare books.

Roses

Arts & Photography

Harry N. Abrams

Explores the history of the rose from wild flower to sophisticated hybrid, and depicts nearly seven hundred roses, selected for their merit

Photographic Encyclopedia of Roses

Science & Math

Technology

GALLERY BOOKS

The Photographic Encyclopedia of Roses recounts the magical story of the rose's development from wild ancestor to sophisticated hybrid. Nearly 700 varieties have been included on grounds of merit, fame, or importance in rose history. The author gives detailed advice on their qualities and how to use them in the garden, and the book is packed with superb illustrations, specially selected to give as true a rendering as possible of the varieties described. The result is a book to delight all lovers of roses.

The Photographic Encyclopedia of Wildflowers

Farino, Teresa

Biological Sciences

Quadrillion Pub

An overview of the modern garden rose, as distinct from old-fashioned and climbing roses. The author looks closely at the past 40 years or so and traces the history of the best of the modern roses by colour groups. He gives detailed advice on choosing, planting and maintaining roses.

Modern Garden Roses (Classic Garden Plants)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pagé, Vincent

Gardening & Landscape Design

UNKNO

A spectacularly illustrated reference. 
 Roses are valued for many reasons including beauty, symbolism, fragrance, and history. The Rose tells the fascinating story of this treasured flower accompanied by lively text and sumptuous full color illustrations. The book is divided into three sections: Roses of Nature, Roses of History and Roses by Design. Each section traces the links that tie the wild roses of nature to the earliest roses of civilization. It also explodes a few myths along the way and tells how the tireless efforts of horticulturists from many nations have brought into being the full-petalled beauties of today. 
 The captivating archival illustrations are from the Royal Horticultural Society's collection, home to one of the world's finest archives of horticultural art. This spectacular collection of roses of every description is certain to capture the hearts of gardeners and art lovers alike.

The Rose: An Illustrated History

History & Criticism

Firefly Books

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The Rose a Colourful Inheritance /anglais

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