Roses for the Pacific Northwest

Roses for the Pacific Northwest

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Book Description
Sooner or later every gardener comes around to roses. Of all flowers in all the gardens of the world, roses seem to exercise the greatest powers of attraction while at the same time generating the greatest apprehension and fear of failure. Let Christine Allen guide you as you choose your roses and care for your rose garden. Christine Allen is a writer and gardener. She joined the Vancouver Rose Society in 1987 and was its president in 1997 and 1998. She teaches courses on rose care and cultivation at Van Dusen Garden in Vancouver, where she also works as a volunteer. Christine lives on a farm in Langley, British Columbia, and grows over 200 roses, among herbs and perennials in her large country garden. Chapters include: Choosing a Rose; Suitable Roses for our climate; Preparing and designing the site; Amending your soil; Care and cultivation; Year round maintenance; Pruning; All-important pest control.

Roses for the Pacific Northwest,Christine Allen,Steller Press,1894143027,Flowers - Roses,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,General,Regional - Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)

Book Contents:

1. Secret Jungle
2. Simon & Schuster's Guide to Garden Flowers (Nature Guide Series)
3. Tattered Treasures for Your Garden
4. Teaching My Daughter to Mulch: Gardening Meditations
5. The 100 Best Annuals : A Practical Encyclopedia
6. The Cattleyas and Their Relatives : Volume VI: The South American Encyclia Species (The Cattleyas and Their Relatives Series)
7. The Complete Book of Garden Flowers
8. The Complete Guide to Landscape Construction : 60 Step-by-step Projects for Creating a Perfect Landscape (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
9. The Container Expert (Expert)
10. The Gardener's Perpetual Almanack: A Book of Days

Book Contents

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