 | Roses for Dummies by Lance Walheim
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $5.37 Start simple, with plain talk from the folks at Dummies. Lots of great, basic information here - plenty to get you started.
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 | American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses by Charles Quest-Ritson
Buy used from: $17.94 For serious rose lovers. Lots of information, and gorgeous photos.
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 | Felco Classic Manual Hand Pruner #F-2
Buy new: $47.63 Yes, they're expensive. But a master rose gardener I met recently swears they're the only pair you'll ever need. And the only way to get fabulous roses is to prune them - and more than you think.
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 | Fiskars 94346974 Pruner Sheath
Buy new: $6.78 Always better to have someplace to put your pruners, especially if you're going to spend more than $30 on them...
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 | Jackson & Perkins Beautiful Roses Made Easy: Northwestern Edition (Jackson & Perkins Beautiful Roses Made Easy) by Teri Dunn
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $1.37 Jackson & Perkins know a thing or two about rose gardening. These books are available for different regions, and where you live will dictate how well your roses do year after year.
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 | Fiskars PowerGear 31-1/2-Inch Bypass Lopper #9154
Buy new: $38.72 Yes, you will need something this big, especially if you haven't pruned your roses in ages. Prune down to the newest 3 or 4 canes, and remove the older, thicker wood.
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 | Step 2 Garden Hopper Mobile Garden Stool and Storage #5A0000
Buy new: $32.49 Pruning roses can take some time - something like this can get you comfortable, and hold the clippings that come off the roses.
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 | Womanswork Gauntlet Glove--Size Large
Never underestimate the power of a rose thorn. Take it from someone who has the scars to prove it.
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 | Opus Tiffany Style Hummingbird Mosaic Birdbath (Model 8170-1)
Buy new: $69.99 After all the hard work you've done on your roses, take a moment to enjoy them. And let the birds cool off while you're at it. We love having a birdbath among roses - feels like an English garden.
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 | Garden Paradise Wood Arbor
Get a hardy, healthy climbing rose and plant it with its major canes leaning towards a structure like this arbor. Give it full sun (at least 6 hours a day) and this could be covered with roses.
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