- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Timber Press; 1 edition (Feb 15 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0881927538
- ISBN-13: 978-0881927535
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.1 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 Kg
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#1,106,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #44 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > English Gardens
- #91 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > By Plant > Roses
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Product Description
From Booklist
Austin achieved great success as a hybridizer of his so-called English Roses, which possess a combination of alluring traits found in antique varieties and modern hybrid teas. More than a decade has passed since his first guide to these cultivars, and Austin now explains the ancestry and qualities of his roses, presenting 80 roses in six subgroups that include more recent introductions. Only roses that have proven to be vigorous and disease free make the cut. Succinct descriptions sum each rose's attributes, from growing habits and overall shape to luscious fragrance, flower form, foliage, and origin of the plant's name. And breathtaking photographs illustrate the reasons English roses are beloved by gardeners everywhere. Rose lovers will find Austin's personal observations regarding the development of these exquisite flowers mesmerizing, while his candor regarding a rose's faults is noteworthy and will surely help a gardener select roses for any given situation or climate. Novices will appreciate a final chapter with useful tips on culture and maintenance. Alice Joyce
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
Full-color illustrations will make you want to cut them out and frame them for a bright bedroom or an elegant dining-room wall. (Grand Rapids Press 20090628)
Exquisite photographs. (Rob Mooy Kingston This Week 20090618)
A love letter to roses. (Mary Jane Smetanka Minneapolis Star Tribune 20100105)
This book practically leaped off the shelf into my arms. If you love roses, this truly is a sumptuous book! (Donald McClure Picton County Weekly News 20081128)
Anyone with an affection for roses will be very pleased with David Austin's new book. (Ginny McGraw Washington Gardener 200910)
Breathtaking photographs illustrate the reasons English roses are beloved by gardeners everywhere. (Alice Joyce Booklist 2008)
Gorgeous photographs. (Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden 2009)
A sight to behold.... Austen has created something amazing with his roses, just as he has done with this book. (Shelf Life 20100608)
It would be easy to argue that no other individual has contributed more to modern roses than breeder extraordinaire David Austin. (Stephen Westcott-Gratton Metro (Toronto, Ottawa) 2008)
It would be easy to argue that no other individual has contributed more to modern roses than breeder extraordinaire David Austin. (Canadian Gardening )
Any rose lover will be impressed with this book. What a beautiful book to have or to give as a gift! (I Can Garden.com )
English Roses is a love letter to roses.... Bbreezily written and admiringly light on self-promotion... Filled with beautiful close-ups. (Mary Jane Smetanka Minneapolis Star Tribune ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Exquisite photographs. (Rob Mooy Kingston This Week 20090618)
A love letter to roses. (Mary Jane Smetanka Minneapolis Star Tribune 20100105)
This book practically leaped off the shelf into my arms. If you love roses, this truly is a sumptuous book! (Donald McClure Picton County Weekly News 20081128)
Anyone with an affection for roses will be very pleased with David Austin's new book. (Ginny McGraw Washington Gardener 200910)
Breathtaking photographs illustrate the reasons English roses are beloved by gardeners everywhere. (Alice Joyce Booklist 2008)
Gorgeous photographs. (Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden 2009)
A sight to behold.... Austen has created something amazing with his roses, just as he has done with this book. (Shelf Life 20100608)
It would be easy to argue that no other individual has contributed more to modern roses than breeder extraordinaire David Austin. (Stephen Westcott-Gratton Metro (Toronto, Ottawa) 2008)
It would be easy to argue that no other individual has contributed more to modern roses than breeder extraordinaire David Austin. (Canadian Gardening )
Any rose lover will be impressed with this book. What a beautiful book to have or to give as a gift! (I Can Garden.com )
English Roses is a love letter to roses.... Bbreezily written and admiringly light on self-promotion... Filled with beautiful close-ups. (Mary Jane Smetanka Minneapolis Star Tribune ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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THE ROSE, at its best, is the most beautiful of all garden flowers. Read the first page
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4.4 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money..., Mar 25 2006
By Martha R. Acaba - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The English Roses: Classic Favorites & New Selections (Hardcover)
As an avid collector of David Austin books and roses, I was very displeased with this over priced book. It's pretty much his older books just rehashed with a few more added roses. The quality of the photographs are not very impressive. The book just seems to photograph each rose by itself as opposed to a full bush. I was hoping for a lot better quality for the price I paid for this book.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, May 30 2006
By Ann M. Sweet "ams" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The English Roses: Classic Favorites & New Selections (Hardcover)
I love growing David Austin roses, reading about them and deciding which ones to add to my garden. I was disappointed with the quality of the paper and the printing has declined since the previous edition. I found it difficult to really see what a rose would look like in the garden when the backgrounds of the photos are all stark white.After having this book out on my coffee table for three months and making notes to decide which roses to buy I noticed that the binding is starting to tear. I feel that stardardizing this edition took away the charm and beauty of the previous edition. ams
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
English Roses, Feb 22 2006
By K. Mras - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The English Roses: Classic Favorites & New Selections (Hardcover)
I ordered this book to get an update on what is currently available on this subject in the garden market. This is a beautiful coffee table book. The full page color photos are well done. David Austin is The definitive expert in English Roses and their developement. This is a great reference book for folks who like this class of roses. Beside each photo is a detailed explanation of name selection, cultivation, and hybrid history information. Who doesn't like a rose which actually has real fragrance!!
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