David Austin's English Roses
Description
An updated edition of David Austin's book which analyzes English roses setting them in their place in history and describing the early hybrid experimentation. From a broader perspective he considers how to choose partners for roses in the garden and gives a catalogue of over 60 varieties. Review: Lovely book - Lovely book. The more recent varieties are missing of course as it's an older book, but notwithstanding that well worth having. Review: Lovely book - Excellent condition, fast delivery, very pleased.
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| Best Sellers Rank | 501,991 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 47 in Rose Gardening 59,224 in Arts & Photography (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 Reviews |
Reviews
M**N
Lovely book
Lovely book. The more recent varieties are missing of course as it's an older book, but notwithstanding that well worth having.
K**Y
Lovely book
Excellent condition, fast delivery, very pleased.
M**N
Four Stars
as revue very pleased
V**R
A bit outdated
Nice informative book
K**R
Five Stars
Great
A**S
What a bargain, one pence plus postage.
What a bargain , one pence plus postage.
H**R
great, but a little dated
The text is very instructive, the pictures are of great beauty. Each Austin rose gets its own portrait. However, since 1996 a lot more Austin roses have been brought to the market while others have been replaced, so a new, updated edition would greatly be appreciated by all rose lovers. If you can't wait, you'll find many of the new Austin roses in Trevor Griffiths' wonderful book "Glorious Old Roses", published by Viking.
C**R
Four Stars
Really good book
B**S
This is a book that will delight you with the pictures and information
David Austin lives and hybridizes his own roses in England. He has written several books and I recommend them all. But this book is full of pictures and information about his roses. The reason he calls his roses, English Roses, is because they often have the form of the antique roses, with strong resistance to diseases, repeat bloomers, and best of all with lovely fragrance. He has several test gardens throughout the U.S. so you can be sure that the information in this book will apply to these roses in the U.S. As you read the book you will have all the information you need to have one or many English roses. You could be the envy of all you friends. Also a perfect gift to give a rosarian (a rose lover).
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