- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd (Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1850295182
- ISBN-13: 978-1850295181
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 24.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 933,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A guide to a new class of roses, in which the breeder, David Austin, presents the story of their creation.
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The history of the rose stretches back to the dawn of civilization - and beyond - and man's fascination with this flower has continued to the present day. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As an amateur rose enthusiast I own a number of books of roses, but none is as beautifully presented as this one. The photography, showing English roses as extraordinary and dreamy cut flowers in vases, are remeniscent of Old Dutch master paintings of Old Roses.
And that is of course what is so wonderful about David Austen roses. They have all the intricate and varied beauty of old roses (and the extraordinary t-rose and musk rose scent, combined with repeat flowering, disease resistance and good foliage.
These roses are simply unbeatable and the book does then full credit, with each type of rose getting full page coverage and an honest rating of all its best and worst features with an overall star rating.
You can be sure of planting the very, very best - I've fallen in love with most that I've chosen- and enjoying a beautiful book into the bargain.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The text is very instructive, the pictures are of great beauty. Each Austin rose gets its own portrait. However, since 1996 a lot more Austin roses have been brought to the market while others have been replaced, so a new, updated edition would greatly be appreciated by all rose lovers. If you can't wait, you'll find many of the new Austin roses in Trevor Griffiths' wonderful book "Glorious Old Roses", published by Viking.
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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Lovely Pictures, But...
25 Aug 1998
Format:Hardcover
Austin's revised edition is full of beautiful photographs and glowing decriptions of his English roses. In fact, some of his descriptions are a little too glowing, since he fails to acknowledge some of the serious shortcomings these plants can have. In addition, the subtitle "glorious roses for American gardens" is misleading: nowhere does Austin discuss the behavior of his plants in climates warmer than England's. Many, many of the beautiful photos are not labled, so it's impossible to know what rose you're seeing in what picture, and at least one rose in the field guide is paired with an incorrect photo. Tho book is very poorly edited, loaded with typos and missing words and sentences that make little sense because they simply stop without completing thoughts, as though someone forgot to type the rest of them. That being said, it's probably worth it to rose lovers on the basis of its pictures alone, since it does include photos of the flowers with a substantial piece of the lower foliage, and each rose description does come with a line drawing of its growth habit, which can be useful in planning out garden locations. If only the text had been cleaned up a little more...if only Austin had acknowledged the popularity of his roses overseas by presenting some data about the effects of warmer climes...if only this book didn't cost so darn much...
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Good information about English roses
12 Feb 1999
Format:Hardcover
This book contains an encyclopedia of English roses with descriptions, photos and a line drawing (depicting the shape of the shrub) for each rose. It is a great book for professionals interested in learning more about the different types of English roses available in the trade. The book begins with the history and details of the various classifications of roses (ie, floribunda, tea, shrub, etc.) that will help you distinguish between and select varieties more wisely.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
NH Yankee in King Arthur's Garden
29 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
WOW!!! The pictures of the roses in this book are unmatched by any other publication. I have for many years been a Hybrid Tea Rose fan, but after reading this book and after visiting several gardens with Austin's roses in them, I have been converted. I just ordered over 20 bushes and I cannot wait for their arrival next spring. I agree with a previous reviewer who commented that the writing is self serving at times, but Austin's passion for his plants can be understood. Austin's comments about group plantings and his recommendations concerning minimiums for plantings of each species, I found invaluable. I believe this book is well worth the price and will win you over to a relatively new breed of rose.
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