Old Roses and English Roses

by David Austin

Covers all the most worthwhile of the Old Roses and carries this on to their natural successors, the English Roses. This text provides valuable information on rose cultivation. Written by the proprietor of one of this country's leading rose nurseries, it contains over 140 superb colour photographs.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1992

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

David Charles Henshaw Austin was a British rose breeder and author. His emphasis was on breeding roses with the character and fragrance of old garden roses (such as gallicas, damasks and alba roses) but with the repeat-flowering ability and wide colour range of modern roses such as hybrid teas and floribundas. (Source:Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have read any of David Austin books you know they follow a pattern, beautiful photographs, a wealth of information about the types and a list of his favorite varieties telling both their virtues and their faults. If the book has a problem it is that much of the information can be found in his other books but if you are interested in Old and English roses you will find no better source.