Peter Schneider challenges the notorious myth that roses are difficult to grow, arguing that it’s all about choosing the right petals for the right place! Providing in-depth profiles of hundreds of varieties, Schneider helps you decide which roses will work best in your flower bed or along an eye-catching garden trellis. Simple instructions that use proven techniques make growing roses easy and enjoyable, even in colder climates, while more than 400 gorgeous photos make this book as visually irresistible as it is useful. ...
Excerpt from The Star Rose Guide to Garden Pleasure: Spring 1969 A beautiful large white rose of great style and wonderful fragrance. The long, gracefully furled buds are lemon-white. In both bud and Open stage the flowers are high centered and fully double, averaging 35 to 40 broad petals. The pure white, 5 to 6-inch, Open blooms hold their firm texture through all kinds of weather. Tall and upright to about 4 feet, with dark, healthy foliage. Good strong canes are crowned with bloom clus ters all season. Fragrance is especially noticeable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be ...
Excerpt from The Star Rose Guide to Garden Pleasure: Spring 1966 App. For. Here is a new white Hybrid Tea of exceptional vigor. Matterhorn features ivory-white buds of near perfect form and shape on a very free-branching plant that produces an extraordinary number of long-stemmed flowers. The color is an exceptionally good, clear ivory-white turning to more of a cream at the base of the petals. Buds are urn shaped, well formed, and longer than average, with petals curving out exquisitely at the top of the bud. Flowers are high centered and quite double, with 30 or more petals. The plant is vigorous, tall, upright but branching with good strong canes and large, rich, glossy green foliage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format ...
