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Practical rose gardening: how to place, plant, and grow over 50 easy-care varieties
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Publisher
W W Norton
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Foreword
Roses-prized flowers
Types of roses
Rose care
Planting roses
Spring care
Summer care
Fall in the rose bed
Fall care
Winter care
General rules for pruning roses
Roses for the flowerbed
Important considerations when choosing a rose
World's Favorite Roses
Red roses
White roses
Yellow roses
Apricot, copper yellow, and orange roses
Pink roses
Blue, purple, and violet roses
Dream roses
Pruning bedding roses
Pruning of bedding roses in cold climates
Trivia for the rose enthusiast
Rose names in modern-times
Roses as a groundcover
Climbing roses
Climbers with traits of species roses-for pergolas and arches
Common climbing roses for cold climates
Varieties of clematis
Roses as shrubs
Roses the easy way
Underplantings for roses
Roses and their beautiful companions
Early spring with bulbs
Bulbs as companion plants for roses
Deer-resistant bulbs
Roses with flowering perennials
Early flowering perennials in the rose bed
Perennials that bloom together with roses
Roses with annual summer flowers
Blue summer flowers
Pink summer flowers
Yellow summer flowers
Vibrantly colored leafy plants
Easy-to-grow flowers with roses
Summer flowers you can sow yourself
Roses in the fall
Fall blooming companion plants in the rose bed
Long-lasting companion plants
Potentilla (cinquefoil)
Low bushes form the frame of the rose bed
Ideas for using roses
Beautiful rose combinations
Potted roses
Roses in garden centers and in cultivation
Quality
Breeding in large numbers
Rose breeders
Well-known rose breeders
Problem roses
Acknowledgements
Index of roses
Plant Index
Index of Latin plant names
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ISBN
9781629147406
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