Right Rose, Right Place

898 Pages·2009·33.06 MB·English

by  Peter Schneider

RIGHT ROSE RIGHT PLACE
359 Perfect Choices for Beds, Borders, Hedges and Screens,
Containers, Fences, Trellises, and More
PETER SCHNEIDER
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Cover photography credits:
Jacket front (clockwise from top right): © Ian Adams; © Ian Adams; © Paul E.
Jerabek,
9/7/1909–6/30/2008; © Ian Adams; © David Austin Roses Ltd.; © Rosemary
Kautzky
Jacket back: © Ian Adams, top; © Ian Adams, middle; © Saxon Holt, bottom
right;
© Rosemary Kautzky, bottom left
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Jacket spine: © Ian Adams, top; © Paul E. Jerabek, 9/7/1909–6/30/2008, bottom
Interior photography credits appear on page 260
Indexed by Christine R. Lindemer, Boston Road Communications
© 2009 by Peter Schneider
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schneider, Peter, 1959 Sept. 21–
Right rose, right place / by Peter Schneider.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-60342-438-7 (hardcover w/jacket : alk. paper)
1. Roses. I. Title.
SB411.S364 2009
635.9’33734—dc22
2009013729
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: THE VERSATILITY AND APPEAL OF ROSES
1 EVERYONE CAN GROW ROSES
• Choosing the Right Rose Matters a Lot
• A Few Words about My Garden
2 AROSE FOR EVERY PURPOSE
• Species Roses
• Modern Roses
• Old Garden Roses
• A Final Word on Rose Classes
• Choosing Roses for Your Garden
PART 2: ROSES IN THE GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE
3 ROSES THAT CAN STAND ALONE
• Choosing a Site
4 GROWING ROSES IN HARMONY WITH OTHER PLANTS
• Roses in Beds and Borders
• Solving Problems with Roses
• Choosing the Right Spot
5 BEDDING AND CUTTING ROSES
• Choosing a Site for a Bedding Garden
• Bed Layout
• Enjoying Roses as Cut Flowers
• Choosing Bedding Roses
6 MINIATURE ROSES
• Using Miniatures in the Home Landscape
7 CLIMBING ROSES
• Convincing Climbers to Bloom Their Best
• Support Structures
• Climbers as Ground Covers
• Choosing Climbing Roses
8 TREE ROSES
• Types of Tree Roses
• Choosing the Right Varieties
9 ROSES IN CONTAINERS
• Container Roses as Garden Elements
• Planting and Caring for Container Roses
PART 3: GROWING ROSES
10 GETTING STARTED: Buying and Planting Roses
• Twenty-First-Century Rose Shopping
• Planting Roses
11 THE BASICS OF CARE: Food, Water, Mulch
• Watering Roses
• Feeding Roses
• Mulch
12 DEALING WITH PROBLEMS: Insect and Animal Pests, Blind Shoots,
and Diseases
• Insects
• Blind Shoots
• Diseases
• Animal Problems
13 UNDERSTANDING PRUNING: When, How, and Why
• General Pruning Guidelines
• Rose Pruning Specifics
• Root Pruning
14 PREPARATION FOR WINTER: Timing and Techniques
• Protective Mounds
• Other Methods
• Protecting Tender Roses
APPENDIX
• Glossary
• Resources
• USDA Zone Map
• Roses by Classification
• Photography Credits
INDEX