Author Description

"The rose is one of the most popular and celebrated of flowers, and recent years have seen a revival of interest in old-fashioned varieties. Gardening with Old Roses, enhanced with 200 beautiful color photos, shows you how to grow and care for these lush, fragrant, full-petaled beauties. Chapters include: a Directory of Old Roses, profiling130 of the finest old shrub roses, climbers, and ramblers, as well as some modern shrub and species roses; Designing with Old Roses, covering all the elements of planning a rose garden as well using old roses for beds, borders, walls, and arbors; Companion Planting, offering ideas for striking plant associations; and Caring for Old Roses, which has complete information on soil, fertilizers, planting, pruning, and spraying. Inspiring, practical, and one of the most comprehensive books available on old roses."--Amazon.com.