Major developments in English Roses have increased the number of varieties to more than 80. Forty best-loved and forty recently developed varieties, exquisitely photographed by Andrew Lawson, are at the heart of The Story of English Roses. The book explores the new classifications that David Austin has developed: 'The Old Rose Hybrids' (small to medium-sized shrubs, with the charm of Old Roses enhanced by disease resistance, more continuous flowering and more bushy growth); 'The Aloha Group' (tall, arching growth, mostly with large, deeply cut flowers); 'English/Alba Hybrids' (tall, airy, natural growth, with almost Wild Rose daintiness); and 'The English Musk Roses' (vigorous, bushy growth with reliable repeat flowers of particular delicacy). As the many virtues of English Roses have spread, David Austin has monitored their performance all over the world and offers advice on growing them in different climates. Never resting on his laurels, the English Rose Maestro reveals the refinements he has made to breeding techniques to take English Roses into the future.
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British nurseryman David Austin has spent decades in research and development of some of the finest rose plants. --Chicago Botanic Garden
'Fully illustrated, the charm of his English Roses comes across on every page, even if the reader has to imagine their scent'. --The Irish Garden --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
'Fully illustrated, the charm of his English Roses comes across on every page, even if the reader has to imagine their scent'. --The Irish Garden --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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David Austin is the owner of one of Britain's leading rose nursaries, specializing in Old and Modern Shrub Roses, and Climbing Roses. He has been breeding and hybridizing roses for over forty years and is recognized as a world expert in his field.
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Beautiful coffee table book. Lovely pictures . Not a lot of use if you need practical information about growing roses.
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If you like English roses, you will enjoy this book tremendously, read it, read it, study it and read and study some more. Some of the roses in the book are no longer available, as far as I know, but it is wonderful to look at them. The book tells all the pros and cons of each rose, assisting you with purchases.
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