A Passion for Roses by Peter Beales
After an Introduction that expounds the author's personal philosophy on successful rose growing, the following chapters cover every group of roses. Specially commissioned photography shows roses, both on their own and in combination with other plants, accompanied by the author's subjective comments on which roses he considers to be the best to grow in that group. A directory covers all the roses mentioned in their group with plant portraits and concise details on height, spread, colour, disease resistance, etc. All roses are listed in alphabetical order of their names (which are internationally accepted) within their particular group, eg Climbers and Ramblers, Species Roses, Old Shrub Roses.
Peter Beales has been called King of the Rose. He has been growing roses at his nursery in Norfolk for many years, supplying customers as far apart as the US, Germany, and Japan. His roses have won prizes worldwide, the latest of many gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show being in 2002. The current President of the Royal National Rose Society, his bestselling books including Classic Roses, Botanica's Roses: The Encyclopedia of Roses, Old Fashioned Roses, 20th-Century Roses, and Vision of Roses. Marianne Majerus is a leading garden photographer, named Photographer of the Year by the Garden Writers' Guild in 2002. Her photographs have appeared in many newspapers, magazines, and books, including The New London Garden (MB).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840008937 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840008938 |
| Title | A Passion for Roses |
| Author | Peter Beales |
| Series | Mitchell Beazley Gardening |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2004-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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