Product Description

A practical and beautifully photographed guide to 144 recommended roses for Washington and Oregon. This common-sense resource covers the most important information concerning each of the recommended varieties. Enjoy the more than 300 full-color photographs as you read where to plant roses, which roses will do best in your garden, how to purchase, plant and care for different kinds of roses, protecting the plants over the winter and identifying and treating varioius pests and diseases that can attack rose plants. The book is divided into nine sections: species roses, hybrid teas, floribunda, grandiflora, old garden, climber and rambler, miniature, groundcover and modern shrub.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1263070 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
…for choosy rosarians seeking specific effects for their gardens. --Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA

About the Author
BRAD JALBERT is a leading hybridizer of miniature roses in the Northwest, having introduced over 20 new varieties to date. He started growing roses as a hobby in 1984 (his personal garden now has over 700 roses) and is the owner of Select Roses, just across the 49th parallel in Langley, BC. LAURA PETERS is a certified Master Gardener with more than 15 years of experience as a retail gardening consultant. She also researches and writes gardening books. Her practical knowledge of contemporary plant varieties and gardening products covers almost every aspect of the horticulture industry. Her areas of interest include roses, alpines and exotic perennials and Japanese gardening.

Customer Reviews

Good start for NW rose beginners
This is the book I recomend to people who live in the Northwest and want to learn about roses. There are many great rose books out there, many more informative and with more pictures... but for folks who are just starting out too much information can be confusing and frustrating.

This is a great book for people that want to try to grow roses, but are intimidated by the selection at the local nurseries. Or for people who have tried to grow roses before, and have been disapointed with the results. The roses listed arn't the ONLY roses that will grow here by any means, but it acts like a cheat sheet, naming varieties that are likely to do well here regardless of the experience of the gardener.

I especially like that they encourage people to try old garden roses and Rugosas, which are sometimes snubbed in other begining rose books in favor of Hybrid teas.

For the beauty of the pictures and many varieties, I would encourage rose lovers to also purchase Random House Book of Roses by Roger Phillips. The color photographs look so real you swear you can smell them!