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Author:   Richard Hass ,  Jerry Olson ,  John Whitman
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.089kg
ISBN:  

9780816675937

ISBN 10:   0816675937
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   14 February 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Acknowledgments v Introduction vii Part I The Roses 1 I Individual Listings 3 Climbing Roses 5 Floribunda Roses 13 Grandiflora Roses (Floribunda Hybrid) Tea Type Roses 23 Hybrid Musk Roses 29 Hybrid Tea Roses 36 Miniature and Miniflora Roses 47 Old Garden Roses 59 Rosa alba (Alba rose) 65 Bourbon rose 68 Rosa centifolia (Cabbage or Provence rose) 69 Rosa centifolia muscosa (Moss rose) 70 Rosa chinensis (China rose) 72 Rosa damascena (Damask rose) 72 Rosa foetida 74 Rosa gallica (Apothecary, French, or Provins rose) 74 Hybrid Perpetual rose 76 Miscellaneous roses 77 Noisette rose 77 Portland rose 77 Rosa spinosissima (Burnet or Scotch rose) 78 Tea rose 78 Polyantha Roses 79 Shrub Roses (Hybrid Shrub Roses) 85 Species (Wild) Roses 115 Tree Roses (Standards) 126 Part II The Basics of Growing Roses 135 2 Understanding Roses 137 How Roses Grow 137 Buying Roses 139 3 Selecting and Preparing a Site 143 Site and Light 143 Soil and Moisture 143 Spacing 150 Designing with Roses 150 4 Planting Roses 152 Buying Bare Root Plants 152 Preparing Bare Root Roses for Planting 154 Planting Bare Root Roses in Pots 156 Planting Bare Root Roses Directly in the Garden 157 Planting Bare Root Roses in the Fall 158 Planting Bare Root Tree Roses 159 Buying Potted Plants 163 Planting Potted Roses in the Garden 163 Growing Roses in Pots 164 Special Planting Decisions 165 Transplanting 165 5 Caring for Roses 169 Water 169 Mulch (Summer) 171 Fertilizing 173 Weeding 177 Staking 178 Pegging 179 Disbudding 179 Deadheading 180 Pruning 180 Winter Protection 185 6 Solving Rose-Growing Problems 194 Diseases and Insects 194 Special Problems and Idiosyncrasies 199 Marauders 201 7 Propagating Roses 203 Division 203 Air Layering 204 Ground Layering 204 Pegging 205 Cuttings 205 Root Cuttings 208 Budding 208 Seed and Hybridization 210 8 Special Uses for Roses 213 Cut Flowers 213 Potpourris (Sachets) 215 Dried Flowers 216 Roses as Food 217 Rose Water 217 Rosaries (Rose Beads), Jewelry, Art Objects 218 9 Tools and Supplies 219 Appendix A Insect and Disease Control 224 Appendix B Rose Culture Checklist 237 Glossary 239 Index

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""The descriptions of roses and how they should be treated in a severely cold climate are excellent."" —American Gardener

The descriptions of roses and how they should be treated in a severely cold climate are excellent. -- American Gardener

Author Information

Richard Hass is a volunteer coordinator for the Minnesota Rose Society. He has received awards from the American Rose Society and has been a rose judge since 2001. Jerry Olson has grown roses for almost sixty years and judged them for the American Rose Society for more than three decades. He has written articles for the American Rose Society and the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. John Whitman is a garden writer and photographer. He is the coauthor of Growing Perennials in Cold Climates and Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in Cold Climates, both recently published in new editions from the University of Minnesota Press.

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