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Title: 100 English Roses for the American Garden (Smith & Hawken) by Clair G. Martin, Sylvester Arena, Clair G. III Martin, Saxon Holt, Smith & Hawken ISBN: 0-7611-0185-3 Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: my first counsel
Comment: This is the book I check first when I have a question about an English Rose. The organization is great, the photography is beautiful, and the plants are described by someone who has grown them in the US. This book is therefore best for those growers who live in Southern California, but still, it's better than if it was written by an English grower. This book also describes the negative aspects of varieties, which is one of the most helpful things. One thing that would improve this book is a photo or description of the plant habit so to provide information on where to plant in the garden. E.g. is Abraham Darby staunchly upright, graceful, floppy? This book isn't all-inclusive, and of course there are new roses being released every year, but if you've got to have the latest, does it matter? Check out also 100 Old Roses for the American Garden, by the same author. Also a great book.
Rating: 5
Summary: very good and realistic intro to David Austin's roses
Comment: This is a great and detailed book about David Austin's roses. It is especially helpful since it gives realistic descriptions of the roses including disease resistance or lack thereof, how long it takes for a plant to establish itself and produce blooms, and what pitfalls exist for each rose. I think these are really important things to know since rose catalogs often only tell good things about roses and are a bit misleading. This book has great photos that are realistic, simple and beautiful, which also make you want to grow each and every variety. The companion to this book, 100 Old Roses for the American Garden is also excellent and features more disease resistant roses. The review below is actually about the 100 Old Roses book (with the cover photo of Austrian Copper) and was mistakenly put under this book about Austin's English Roses.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nice book...
Comment: I stumbled onto this book because it was featured in the Washington Post in a column written by Adrian Higgins (Henry Mitchell's sucessor). A photograph of the Austrian Copper rose accompanied the article (the cover), and I'm a sucker for burnt-orange, so I followed up on the book. I am very pleased with it.
Although the cover is paper, it's a plasticized paper and a sturdy book. I mention this first, because I will refer to the book often, it feels pleasant to hold in the hand, it's easy to carry, and it can get a little moisture on the outside and not crumble.
I'm tired of having my roses eaten alive every spring, so I decided to pull out all the hybrids and fall back and regroup. This book takes me back to the old roses that are a little more hardy and can put up with Washington DC weather patterns.
The book is nicely laid out. A front section entitled, "What Makes an Old Rose" describes how old roses came to be. The next section is a "field guide" to help you distinguish roses at the nursery. This is followed by 168 pages of roses and text from 'Alba Semi-Plena' to 'Zephrine Drouhin.'
What makes this book unique as well as useful is the layout. Each rose is covered in a two-page section. A text description is on the right-hand page, and a closeup photograph of a specimin of the rose showing the bloom, buds, and leaf and branch structure is on the left-hand side. Because it's an actual photo, one can identify the rose in question more easily.
The text is useful. Not only are you provided a nice historical write-up on the rose, you are given the 'demographics' including the uses, fragrance, and suseptibility to diseases. Many of the roses appear to be relatively disease free and fragrant--and I found all of them except the "green" rose beautiful.
The back of the book contains a list of mail-order houses and gardens where the specimins can be viewed. Since I live in the DC area, I have acces to the U.S. National Arboretum and Woodlawn Plantation, but locations for viewing old roses are located in most states.
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Title: 100 Old Roses For The American Garden (Smith & Hawken) by Clair G. Martin, Saxon Holt ISBN: 076111341X Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: David Austin's English Roses : Glorious New Roses for American Gardens by David Austin, Clay Perry ISBN: 0316059730 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Landscape With Roses: Gardens, Walkways, Arbors, Containers by Jeff Cox, Jerry Pavia ISBN: 1561583820 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 09 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses by Charles Quest-Ritson, Brigid Quest-Ritson, American Rose Society ISBN: 0789496755 Publisher: DK Publishing Inc Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Foolproof Guide to Growing Roses by Field Roebuck ISBN: 1580110835 Publisher: Creative Homeowner Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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