Product Description

Mike Shoup has put together hundreds of evocative photographs illustrating creative and imaginative gardens blended with Old Garden Roses. As owner of the Antique Rose Emporium Inc., Mike has created a business that has made these roses available to gardeners through mail order and through three display garden centers. Each center is in itself unique, and distinct from each other, due to their location in three different environments. He uses this experience to profile the best roses for their proven and most excellent garden use.

Among each rose profile, not only are there numerous sumptuous photographs, but also descriptive captions and side-bars that instruct the reader on how to best achieve the results seen. The experienced and novice gardener alike, from the forested East coast to the arid Texas plains, will find this book to be, not only beautiful to look at, but also a delight to read with its straightforward discussion. The book not only expresses the culture and placement of the rose in creative and sometimes whimsical gardens, but also the author's love of gardening in a personal, and at times, humorous way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #738584 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

Review
"Cutting roses and garden roses are as different as seeing a snapshot of a person and getting to meet him or her. There are many more dimensions to these plants than their flowers in a vase." -- Linda Askey, Garden Editor, Southern Living Magazine

"In his introduction to the most seductive of books, Mike Shoup confesses to a "love affair with Antique Roses" - as if we didn't already know." -- Peter Beales, Owner - Peter Beales Roses, England

About the Author
Mike Shoup has been the owner of the Antique Rose Emporium since its inception in 1983. The Antique Rose Emporium is the largest southern grower of own root roses in two gallon containers. These roses are offered through his mail order company as well as his three retail garden centers.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book for rose lovers in the south
This is a valuable book for selecting antique roses that perform well in the southeast and southwestern areas of the U.S. After a brief introduction, chapters are arranged as follows: 1) Vigorous climbers 2) Mannerly climbers 3) Large shrubs 4) Small Shrubs 5) Specialty roses. Each variety is given a two page spread which contains a few paragraphs describing the rose and its habits and numerous photographs. The most valuable aspect are the photographs because they show how the rose grows in different situations, such as on a fence, an arbor, etc. There are close-ups of the rose and views of the entire plant. There is no horticultural advice, so this book can really only be used as a selection device. The photos alone, however, make this a worthy purchase.

great rose book for southerners
Great photos showing close-ups as well as full views of the plants showing how they look when grown. Loved the history but really just loved the photos most of all.
So very helpful to a Florida rose grower and inspirational.

About This Book...
A lovely hardback, with a sturdy sewn binding in dustjacket. 174 pp and well over 250 color illustrations -- mostly photos.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vigorous Climbers (20)
- Once Blooming
- Repeat Blooming

Mannerly Climbers (15)
- Accents
- Cascading Hybrid Musks

Large Shrubs (23)
- Chinas
- Teas
- Other Shrubs

Small Shrubs (19)

Specialty Roses
- Pegged Roses
- Unique Color
- Water Feature
- Ground Cover
- Cabbage Rose

USDA Zone Hardiness Map
Index