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The Expert Series
The Rose Expert
Roses are some of the most popular plants in the garden. Whether you plant them for colour, bloom or fragrance, The Rose Expert gives you all you need to know to get the most from your roses, with information on:
Different types available.
Choosing and buying.
How and where to plant.
How to mulch, train and feed.
Pruning.
Dealing with pests and diseases.
Growing roses as a hobby.
Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.
Different types available.
Choosing and buying.
How and where to plant.
How to mulch, train and feed.
Pruning.
Dealing with pests and diseases.
Growing roses as a hobby.
Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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About the author
D.G. Hessayon
89 books20 followersDavid Gerald Hessayon was a British author and botanist of Cypriot descent who is known for a best-selling series of paperback gardening manuals known as the "Expert Guides" under his title Dr. D. G. Hessayon. The series started in 1958 with Be Your Own Gardening Expert and in 2008 it celebrated its 50th anniversary and the 50 millionth copy in print. They have become the best selling gardening books in history.
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January 13, 2020
Es un manual no sólo muy instructivo sino que, en lo personal, me resultó también entretenido.
Es un libro corto por lo que es lógico que no agota completamente los temas que trata. Pero sí me resultó muy útil para consultar unas dudas que tenía en un momento particular. La simpleza de las explicaciones que encontré me hicieron seguir leyendo. Me proporcionó herramientas para poder compartir, de forma sencilla, conocimientos sobre rosales, sobre todo con clientes del vivero en donde trabajo. También aprendí algunos tips de cuidados generales que no conocía.
Una sección que me gustó especialmente fue la de la historia de las rosas. A modo de ampliar mi conocimiento general sobre esta planta y también ofrecerme datos que me resultaron curiosos.
Las listas de especies que menciona son muy interesantes aunque particulares de un tiempo y un lugar. Debido a que se basa, según el autor, en qué tan popular es la variedad, esto hace que dependa mucho del contexto en que el libro fue escrito. De todas las variedades que menciona, creo que solamente 4 son fácilmente encontradas en el lugar donde vivo. El resto no las he visto nunca ni en mi ciudad ni en otras ciudades de mi país que conozco, y del mismo modos, no encontré información sobre rosales que sí suelo ver.
Un pequeño pero que le encuentro es que a veces la forma en que está escrita se siente un poco pomposa e incluso desactualizada en algunos aspectos ("La mitad de los jardineros de Gran Bretaña está constituida por mujeres. Para ELLAS la rosa, además de ser una hermosa flor de jardín, brinda el placer adicional de OCUPAR UN LUGAR EN EL HOGAR" ??)
Una forma de aprender sobre rosas muy amena, sencilla, agradable y recomendada.
Es un libro corto por lo que es lógico que no agota completamente los temas que trata. Pero sí me resultó muy útil para consultar unas dudas que tenía en un momento particular. La simpleza de las explicaciones que encontré me hicieron seguir leyendo. Me proporcionó herramientas para poder compartir, de forma sencilla, conocimientos sobre rosales, sobre todo con clientes del vivero en donde trabajo. También aprendí algunos tips de cuidados generales que no conocía.
Una sección que me gustó especialmente fue la de la historia de las rosas. A modo de ampliar mi conocimiento general sobre esta planta y también ofrecerme datos que me resultaron curiosos.
Las listas de especies que menciona son muy interesantes aunque particulares de un tiempo y un lugar. Debido a que se basa, según el autor, en qué tan popular es la variedad, esto hace que dependa mucho del contexto en que el libro fue escrito. De todas las variedades que menciona, creo que solamente 4 son fácilmente encontradas en el lugar donde vivo. El resto no las he visto nunca ni en mi ciudad ni en otras ciudades de mi país que conozco, y del mismo modos, no encontré información sobre rosales que sí suelo ver.
Un pequeño pero que le encuentro es que a veces la forma en que está escrita se siente un poco pomposa e incluso desactualizada en algunos aspectos ("La mitad de los jardineros de Gran Bretaña está constituida por mujeres. Para ELLAS la rosa, además de ser una hermosa flor de jardín, brinda el placer adicional de OCUPAR UN LUGAR EN EL HOGAR" ??)
Una forma de aprender sobre rosas muy amena, sencilla, agradable y recomendada.
October 8, 2019
I’m weeding the gardening books in my library. I have about 50, and I rarely actually look at them. So I’m skimming through, trying to decide which are worth keeping, and which I can get rid of to make space for more books!
I have several books from the Expert series. The cover art on my edition is different, but this still seems a solid guide and of the two books on roses I have (the other is Time-Life’s Roses, I think this is the stronger.
About 2/3rds of the book is a list of specific roses, organized by the seven groups of roses(hybrid tea, floribundas, patio, miniature, ground cover, climbers/ramblers and shrub). The rest of the book deals with planting and caring, including sections on identifying and dealing with pests and diseases. The design of the book is particularly impressive, packing a lot of information onto each page that is succinct in both text and illustration.
The only down side with this book is it’s written for British gardeners. So the zone map and information on when to prune are for England, not the US. But that information is easy enough to look up on-line.
Verdict: a good reference on roses, keep.
I have several books from the Expert series. The cover art on my edition is different, but this still seems a solid guide and of the two books on roses I have (the other is Time-Life’s Roses, I think this is the stronger.
About 2/3rds of the book is a list of specific roses, organized by the seven groups of roses(hybrid tea, floribundas, patio, miniature, ground cover, climbers/ramblers and shrub). The rest of the book deals with planting and caring, including sections on identifying and dealing with pests and diseases. The design of the book is particularly impressive, packing a lot of information onto each page that is succinct in both text and illustration.
The only down side with this book is it’s written for British gardeners. So the zone map and information on when to prune are for England, not the US. But that information is easy enough to look up on-line.
Verdict: a good reference on roses, keep.
August 6, 2018
This is an informative guide designed for the beginner to the world of roses (that I very much am) starting from the basics of choosing, planting and maintaining roses to the more complicated matters of splitting and even creating your own. It also includes quite extensive lists of various roses options divided by their different growth forms (ideal for someone like me with little experience of them) and includes pros and cons in a quick and simple table format to make it easy to see what may or may not be suitable. Now I just need to put some of this to the test in my own garden.
March 9, 2019
This is a fantastic illustrated guide to growing & caring for roses. It has excellent t advice that is easy to understand & easy to put into practice.
July 23, 2025
Filled with expert advice.
August 29, 2016
I found this little treasure when I was doing some research on roses, it may be old but it is a wonderful reference book with beautiful full colour images.
From it you can gain a whole host of information from the shapes of its leaves and petals to the colouring and fragrances. How to plant and take care of the roses even some tips on breeding a new rose.
Worth picking up if you see it going cheap.
From it you can gain a whole host of information from the shapes of its leaves and petals to the colouring and fragrances. How to plant and take care of the roses even some tips on breeding a new rose.
Worth picking up if you see it going cheap.
January 28, 2009
A good reference book.
March 13, 2011
I like this book. I didn't have the money to buy a serious book on roses, and I found this was morethan adequate for me.
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