This inspirational book from Kew Gardens’ rose expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these majestic and versatile flowers.
Instantly
recognisable ,
fragrant and
evocative , roses are the
quintessential garden flowers . From low-growing ground-cover roses to long-stemmed Hybrid Tea roses, multi-petalled English roses, wild roses, small shrubs for containers, climbers and ramblers, in a range of forms, colours and scents, there is a rose for every garden situation.
Combining
botanical illustrations and
practical advice ,
The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Roses is the
definitive introduction to growing seventy-eight beautiful roses, with full growing instructions and details on feeding, propagation and training.
Twelve
garden projects , from growing from seed to preserving rose petals, will bring the wonderful world of roses to life.
This book is from the
Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical scientists from Royal Botanic Kew Gardens offer up advice and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of gardening topics. Other titles include:
Companion to Medicinal Plants, Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to Growing Orchids, Guide to Growing Herbs, Guide to Growing Succulents and Cacti, Guide to Growing Trees, Guide to Growing Vegetables and
Guide to Growing House Plants.
Jadual kandungan
INTRODUCTION TO GROWING ROSES
PLANTS
‘Alba Semiplena’, ‘Albéric Barbier’, Amber Queen, Anne Harkness
PROJECT 1: USING ROSES IN A MIXED BORDER OR BED
‘Arthur Bell’, Avon, Lady Banks’ rose, Berkshire, Blue Moon, Bonica
PROJECT 2: USING ROSE HIPS
Dog rose, Centifolia, Centre Stage, ‘Cerise Bouquet’, Charles Darwin, Claire Austin
PROJECT 3: ROSES FOR A SHADY SPOT
Claude Monet, ‘Climbing Cécile Brünner’, ‘Compassion’, ‘Comtesse du Caÿla’, ‘Constance Spry’, Darcey Bussell, Double Delight, ‘Felicia’
PROJECT 4: PROPAGATING ROSES IN WATER
‘Kiftsgate’, ‘Frau Karl Druschki, Rosa gallica ‘Versicolor’, Red-leaved rose, Graham Thomas, Happy Days, Helen’s rose, Iceberg, Kew Gardens, ‘Kew Rambler’
PROJECT 5: ROSES FOR AN EXPOSED SITE
‘La France’, ‘Lady Hillingdon’, Lady of Shalott, ‘Lavender Jewel’
PROJECT 6: CARING FOR MINIATURE ROSES
‘Little Flirt’, Himalayan rose, ‘Mrs John Laing’, Munstead Wood, ‘Nevada’, ‘New Dawn’, Olivia Rose Austin, Oranges and Lemons
PROJECT 7: TRAINING AS A STANDARD FORM
‘Para Ti’, ‘Paul Neyron’, Peace, Pheasant, Pink Flower Carpet, ‘Rambling Rector’
PROJECT 8: TRAINING A ROSE AGAINST A WALL
‘Reine des Violettes’, ‘Roseraie de l’Haÿ’, Rosy Cushion, Chestnut rose
PROJECT 9: GROWING ROSES FROM SEED
Rugosa rose, ‘Sally Holmes’, Scepter’d Isle, Bristly-stalked rose, ‘Shropshire Lass’, ‘Silver Jubilee’
PROJECT 10: PRESERVING ROSE PETALS
‘Soleil d’Or’, Sophy’s Rose, ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’, ‘Souvenir du Docteur Jamain’, Scotch rose, ‘Stars ’n’ Stripes’
PROJECT 11: GROWING ROSES IN A CONTAINER
Sweet Dream, The Albrighton Rambler, The Generous Gardener, The Lady Gardener, The Poet’s Wife, ‘The Queen Elizabeth’
PROJECT 12: PLANTING A ROSE HEDGE
Trumpeter, ‘William Lobb’, Hugo’s rose, Zéphirine Drouhin’
Troubleshooting
What to do when
Index
Acknowledgments
Mengenai Pengarang
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