- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Pan; 8 edition (6 May 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330299972
- ISBN-13: 978-0330299978
- Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 21.4 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 206,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
In 1975 Roger Phillips began his life’s major work of photographing and publishing pictures of the world’s garden plants. He set out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and annuals. His first book, Wild Flowers of Britain (1977), was a huge success, selling 400,000 copies in the first year. He has since written 20 additional volumes (often with his co-author Martyn Rix) selling over 6million copies worldwide. His latest book is Mushrooms. Roger has written and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening (BBC & Channel 4). Famed for his ebullient personality and garish red glasses, he has become a well-recognised figure in the world of gardening.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Learning about roses from what's available in your local garden centers or through the major rose suppliers' catalogues doesn't even HINT at the incredible diversity of types of roses. This is a book to fire the imagination and open the eyes to extraordinary possibilities. The 1400 rose photographs are wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. The book uses a seldom seen and tremendously useful technique, in some cases, to show you roses of a certain category all laid out in a single perfect photograph. If you want, for example, a yellow rose, then its so useful to see them all together to compare and contrast their blooms. If appearance is a strong criteria in your rose selection and you'd like something besides the frequently average roses the commercial rose people are pushing, take a look at this book!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a book which will allow you to see many different kinds of roses, this is it. This book is packed with pictures of roses. An added bonus is that these pictures are not "perfect" pictures of roses - the roses are pictured as they would appear in your garden. Many are shown in all stages of bloom, from bud to full blown rose. There is a very interesting section on the history of roses, and many wild roses are shown growing in their countries of origin. The only thing I didn't care for about this book is that the roses are not arranged alphabetically within their divisions. However, use of the index makes it easy to look up any rose you might have in mind. This is a great book to dream over during the winter!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book contains hundreds of clear photos of roses, as well as an index so you can find what youre looking for. Fantastic to browse through time and again - there are so many forms and colours that I didnt know about before. Very helpful, whether youre trying to find a rose for your garden or trying to identify one you already have. Also has useful information about the origin and breeding of roses, and each rose photographed also has information including breeder, year, and parentage. This book is a fantastic resource.
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Roger Phillip's handbook on roses, produced in the familiar Phillips format, really pre-dates the widespread use of the internet. Read more
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When I visited a local garden centre for advice on identifying an old rose they pulled out their reference books and said that this was the best. Read more
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