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Title: The Organic Rose Garden by Liz Druitt, Virginia Brown ISBN: 0-87833-906-X Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: May, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Pragmatic with a dash of humor....
Comment: You might want to read THE ORGANIC ROSE GARDEN by Liz Druitt even if you aren't planning on growing roses. Druitt has a wonderful sense of humor. For example, she says the rugosa rose must require a great deal of nitrogen since it has thorns designed to extract human blood. Each of the entries for her list of 100 is written in a friendly, helpful, and folksy way, helpful and not hokey.
Druitt's book contains a handy "Quick Reference Chart for Garden Form" with information organized by height: name; color; fragrance (***); size; repeat bloom; hips; shade tolerance; and Best in zones (4-9). The entries for roses in alpha order follow this chart.
Since ROSES was written for organic gardening, the reader is advised on organic methods. In a section entitled "Getting and Planting Roses" she describes the preliminary tasks the gardener must undertake to ensure she starts with good stock. She covers purchasing, layering, planting in containers and climbing roses. In "Maintaining the Roses" the reader learns about weeding, watering, fertilizing, pruning and seasonal care. In "Trouble Shooting" the author deals with pests. Because this is an organic book we learn about beneficial insects, nectary and shelter plants, and hedgerow barriers (to keep out the deer). Pests include the neighbor's dog (get a fence), fire ants (get the hormone 'Logic'); and other bugs--plant dill, garlic, or get out the hose.
All in all, this book is solid gold for the new or the old rose gardener and I recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Rose Guide for the South
Comment: This book is truly excellent if you live below the Mason-Dixon line and are just starting out with roses. She gives detailed coverage of a great many roses well adapted to the South, as well as growing roses without a lot of chemicals. I like this book so much, I carry it with me when I travel (which I do 3 wks/month), which tells you something. Beautiful pictures, good details on roses and great advice. I highly recommend this esp. if you are new to roses.
Rating: 3
Summary: great photos,useful info,too much on design
Comment: this book is wonderfully illustrated and contains plenty of useful information for the organic grower.the problems i had with the book is that the author spent too much time on garden design and the book was primarily directed to southern growers.
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Title: Growing Roses Organically : Your Guide to Creating an Easy-Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Beauty by Barbara Wilde ISBN: 0875968805 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Antique Roses for the South by William C. Welch, Neil Sperry ISBN: 0878337237 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Roses for Dummies by Lance Walheim, The Editors of the National Gardening Association ISBN: 0764552023 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 10 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ISBN: 0385504209 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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