Lisa Kucinskas
I recently read A Year of Roses which is a well written, informative book with a subtle sense of humor.
This book is a 12 chapter guide covering each month of the year in a rose garden.
Not only does Mr. Scanniello, a rosarian at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York, guide us through 12 months of tasks to perform in the rose garden, he discusses varieties of roses, diseases, pests and some remedies for varying problems encountered when growing roses.
From this book, I learned about rose classes, old garden roses, modern roses and found out about the Heritage Roses Group based in California. The author suggests titles of books for further reading at the end of each chapter and has also written several other books about roses, that I am looking forward to reading.
Reading A Year of Roses is like sitting down with a trusted, learned friend and discussing roses. Even if I never have a rose garden, I am glad to have read this book and recommend this book to anyone who has even a passing interest in roses.
Enjoy!
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| A snippet of a chapter by month |
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| Example of rose diagram from A Year of Roses |
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| Sample chapter on rose growth habits |
Reading A Year of Roses is like sitting down with a trusted, learned friend and discussing roses. Even if I never have a rose garden, I am glad to have read this book and recommend this book to anyone who has even a passing interest in roses.
Enjoy!
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