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ORGANICR OSE GARDEN
ALSO BY LIZ DRUITT
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS viii
FOREWORD BY ELIZABETHR ICEW INSTON ix
1 ROSESI N PERSPECTIVE
Cydeisng ardterand itions I
2 PREPARINGT HE WAY
Makisnogib lu,i lding bedmsa,i nstoeinla nccaer e an8d
s DESIGNINGT HE ROSE GARDEN
Basdiecs pilgnue psxa ndoeradgn idecs icgocnnet ps 17
4
GETTING ANPDL ANTINGR OSES
Purchaasnipdnr gop aagtirnogsg eetst,it nhgei mn tthoge or und 34
6 MAINTAININGT HE ROSES
Feedwinagtn,eg riw,e edpirngu,na inntdgra ign,si enascoanrael 48
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Orgnaipcrv eentoifao nnsd o luttpior oonbsl ems 66
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ROSE CLASSESA ND QUICKR EFERENCE CHART
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ROSEST HAT THRIVEI N ORGANICG ARDENS
175sep ciaenscd u ltsdi evsacrribed 106
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ORGANICR OSES:T HE AFTERTASTE
Recifpoheros m e-grrooswens 184
RESOURCESA:s sociBaotoiNkousnr,ss ,e ries 195
BIBLIOGRPAHY 203
INDEX 205
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 211
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MOSTO F WHAT IN OW KNOWa bourto sgea rdenwianssg h ared
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FOREWORD
ELIZABETHR ICEW INSTON
FounodfTer h Oer gnaiPcl aInnts titute
IT'AS LUCKYT HINGw ed onk'nto swo meth'iisnm gposswihbelne
wes eotu tt od oi tI.n i 970h,a vijnugs mto vehde rteo t hec ounyt,Ir fi rst
tooskh arpshosohtoeviernlh andt or emove twenitnyc-hofoefusr r e dc lay
frotmh ea reian f ronotft hel itfatrlmeh ousMey.i ntentwiaostn os taar t
gardebnu,ti tw asA ugusitnt, h em iddolefa s eridoruosu gahntd,m osotf
thel anwda sh artdo t eflrlo tmh er oaddu et oo vergraIzw iansvg e.rm yu ch
onm yo wna tt het imeT.h erwea ns'etv etne lephone dsuerrivtnihgco es e
earyleya arnsd t hreo atdot hleo cbaalr becbuaera,,n dg roceryo ne(b aulsli
nessi)n W ashington-on-twhhee-rBterh aepz aoyps h,o new asb,e came
impasseaxbcleebp ytt racwthoerni tr ained.
Thew holaer otf g ardeniisen xgp erience.a nAo lrrgeaangdiaycr den
erI,s eotu tt ob rinbga ctkh el antdh acto ttcoant,t alnedt, h oughtless man
agemebnytp revioowunse hrasd d estroMyaendyh. o urwse rsep enotnt he
bacokf T edditeh,ve e neratbrlaec tpourl,l iand gis acn dt hrowsienegd osf
vetcahn dw intreeyro vemry s houldOefrc so.u rIsm ea,d em ys haroefm is
takebsu,ts omeo ft hoslee dt ol earnWinhge.nI d iscovtehrehe adr wda y
thaetv erytehdiinbghl aedt ob ek epitn a irtijgahrItss ,c attear weede vil
infesfitfetpdyo unsda cokf b lack-peeyaeisdn t heo rchaarnddf ounodu t
thewye rael saone xcelcloevnetcr r oTph.e l anrde sponadneddb ecamfee r
tilaeg aigni,v etni maen dr aiFno.u yre alrast ael ro craaln chteorlm de ," If
I'kdn owanl tlh agtr awsassh ereI,'h da vbeo ughittm yse"l flA.o hta sh ap
pened biontt hhew orlodfa griculatnudor net hespea rtic1u5l2aa crr es
sintchee n.
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denianngd e cologpirceasle rvgarteiwIo.nni 9 72 ,t heP eaceaKbilneg dom
Foundatwiaoscn h artaesda non-prsocfihto ofiln,a lrleys ultiinTn hge
OrganPilca Innts tiBtyui t9e7.6w ,i tthh aei odf t hUen iverosfTi etxyaR sa re
PlaSnttu dCye ntewreh, a da nh erbarciounmt ai4n5i0pn rge ssbeldo oming
specoifep sl anitnsd igentootu hsel anWde.a lshoa dr ichha,n d-dourgg an
icg ardebnost,vh e getaabnldoe r namenTthailws.a si ns piotfet hfea ctth at
mospte opsltei tlhlo ugghrto wionrgg aniwcaaslr liygu hptt herwei tcho m
munisamn ds eeiflnygi nsga ucearnsdc, o ntintuoed do s ou nttihle l ate
ig 8osw,h ens tacteer tificbaetgiaoTnne. x anso wh ast hem ospt owerful
organciecr tificlaatwiisnot nh ec oun.t ry
Wea lwahyasda f erwo saerso untdhg er ounmdoss,t falvyo rites remem
berefrdo mm yc hildhloiokd'e,Y elLlaodwBy a nsk''',P ea'ca,en dt hew on
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