Roses: Growing & Design Tips for 200 Favorite Flowers

by Derek Fell

"Roses have long been cherished by gardeners for their delicate form, lovely colors, and delicious fragrance. In this user-friendly guide, premier gardening photographer and writer Derek Fell offers detailed portraits of two hundred magnificent roses, providing essential information on height, bloom, hardiness, culture, and landscaping uses, along with a color photograph of each flower. With its handy format and wealth of information, Roses is the perfect guide to these breathtaking flowers. Derek Fell is a writer and photographer who specializes in step-by-step gardening, and is the host of a regular garden show for the QVC cable channel. Author of more than fifty gardening books and calendars, Fell's most recent books are Perennial Gardening with Derek Fell, Vegetable Gardening with Derek Fell, and The Impressionists' Garden."

Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[kate rehurek · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book isn’t popular in the slightest but I thought I’d leave a good review. The book itself gives a great overview & a history of each roses. Overall, roses seem pretty hardy and a great flower to grow in beds.

This is a great reference and I learned a lot about new flowers. My favorites I marked are the Apothecary’s Rose, Blue Moon Rose (which is a pink color), Green Ice Rose, Lady Rose, Lady X Rose, New Dawn Rose and the Seafoam Rose. The rose names would be great as chapters to a book since they are so widely ranged.

Once I achieve my cottagecore dream of a handmade cottage with dozens upon dozens of beds for flowers, I’d love to use this book as a guide to plant the roses. 🩷🌺