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| Roses for Dummies | 
| Authors: Lance Walheim, The Editors Of The National Gardening Association
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 73964
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1
ISBN: 0764552023
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.933734
UPC: 785555008687
EAN: 9780764552021
ASIN: 0764552023
Publication Date: January 24, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Visible shelf wear -- may have some notes/markings on pages
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Is there any flower more sensuous and romantic than the rose? Roses aren't just fragrant and beautiful; they're also easy to grow and come in hundreds of varieties and colors. Roses for Dummies covers the various types of roses--hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, miniatures, climbers, shrub roses, and antique roses--helping would-be rose gardeners select the best variety for their conditions and pocketbooks. Planting, watering, mulching, and pruning are covered in enough detail to suit any arboretum and, speaking of arboretums, the book's appendix gives the locations of the best public rose gardens in the U.S. Roses for Dummies is a friendly guide to what may become a blooming passion.
Product Description
“American Beauty,” “Dublin Bay,” “Rocketeer,” “Betty Boop,” “High Noon,” “Pearly Gates”…with a distinctive name for each of hundreds of varieties, the array of roses that could adorn your garden is both dazzling and daunting. So which ones survive hardily on their own for weeks on end, and which ones wither and die without constant attention? How do you tell a climber from a shrub, and how does each thrive? And don’t even start with pruning! Despite all the (ahem) thorny particulars, gardeners still love to grow these beautiful flowers that would by any other name still smell as sweet. Roses for Dummies does away with the myth that roses have to be high maintenance, instead showing how to choose a type that will blossom in your care. Inside, rosarians of all levels will find useful information on: - Shopping for roses
- Planting
- Watering and mulching
- Fertilizing
- Pruning
- Protecting roses from weather and pests
- And more
Roses for Dummies contains everything you need to know to get started, or, if you’re more advanced, refine your knowledge of roses. Now in a new Second Edition with more than 100 new varieties described, as well as new information on insect and disease control, this helpful guide also covers: - Landscaping with roses
- What makes a rose fragrant
- Roses and their partners in the garden
- Growing in containers
- Drying roses and making potpourri
- Rose societies and other places to see roses
- Ten roses to avoid if you’re not an expert
Whether looking for nothing more than a sweet-smelling decoration to brighten your doorstep, or looking to enter a major rose competition, discoveries about this much-loved flower await you. Full of pointers, resources, pitfalls, vocabulary, and an eye-popping full color insert, this book will help you grow the roses of your dreams.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 For even the most amatuer gardener June 17, 2008
I love roses, only I thought that they were hard to grow. Not with this book! I have two rose bushes that came with the house I bought last year, and they looked like they were dead. After learning about pruning, and various other aspects of rose growing, they are blooming like crazy!!
This book has a great deal of information and will get you started in the right direction. I am so happy that I am going to plant a few a year in various places in my yard. As a person who needs detailed instructions on doing things, this book is 5 stars for my money!!
Great Book March 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you want to know alot about Roses and taking care of them, this is the book too get! This book has alot of information! Highley recomended !!
Excellent Book February 5, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It doesn't cover all the roses that are available out there but there is a brief description of the roses that are easily available at most garden centers. I always check the book for any disease prone ones before I buy a rose.
 It's OK... September 5, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very informative on a broad range of all things roses, but mainly on the surface-level; a good book for dummies, but not beyond.
The color picture section was over-saturated, obviously not life-like colors.
A good beginning and a quick read, but now I need to find a new book to continue learning about roses.
Rapid shippment September 24, 2005
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Book was actually better condition than described. Shippemnt and devilery were very prompt.
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