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Rose Bible, The
by Rayford C. Reddell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Harmony (1994-10-04)
ISBN: 0517588218
EAN: 9780517588215
Dewy Decimal #: 635.933372
Hardcover: 252 pages
Edition: 1
Release Date: 1994-10-04
SKU: BX030-061115002
Condition: Collectible: Good Fi
Comments: SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER and SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR -To Susan with all good wishes, Ray- Stated 1st Edition, 1 on # line. DJ has light wear, not pricecut. Small bump on btm edge o/wise pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. No remainder mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
In one engagingly written, frankly opinionated, lavishly illustrated volume, America's leading authority on roses reveals everything the gardener needs to know about the most popular of all garden plants: from how to grow and maintain them to critical information for the most experienced gardener on such essentials as harvesting, propagating, grafting, and breeding new varieties.
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Customer Reviews
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Coffe table book
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-11-05
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Even if you aren't into roses this is a good book to brouse through. He does concentrate on his favorites making them sound like they are the best. The thing to keep in mind with this book is that most of the modern roses will do well in his area as he says they do. However the best chapter in the book is the part on how to grow. He does give detailed type of information generously, plus pictures to show you how to do it which is a big plus. I haven't found clear photos like his in most rose books.
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Did They Say Rose Bible?
Rating  (3)
Date: 2006-09-11
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
It would take volumes to cover the multitudes of roses that are out there, but, with a name like "The Rose Bible" I expected more than this book delivered.
It's not a bad book, it just doesn't live up to it's name. The roses listed are common, the type you can find information on anywhere. ( Try: [...])
There is nothing new in this book.
If you're new to roses The Rose Bible will open your eyes to a whole new world that exists beyond the Hybrid Tea rose and it gives very good information about selecting, growing and pruning roses.
As an experienced rosarian whose looking for more in depth or obscure rose information, The Rose Bible doesn't have it.
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Beautiful book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-01-18
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am an avid gardner and appreciate a book that tantalizes me with new ideas for my garden. Although I already have some 18 roses in my garden, this book has inspired me to create even more space for more roses, and collect some amazing bourbons and antiques that are out there. I originally purchased this book to research new climbers, and found that and more! The photos are captivating, and the author provides a great history on the various species. In addition, I feel like the author does an outstanding job of explaining the positives and negatives of roses he highlights. I have reread the chapter on "Fifty Immortal Roses" numerous times, and can't seem to put this book down. I can't wait to start digging in the dirt. Very inspirational!
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Great for the beginner
Rating (4)
Date: 2003-08-27
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Make no bones about it, this book is about roses the author enjoys. This is not a bad thing. He gives you a good concise history on roses, introducing you to the various types of roses grown through time. He gives great advise on planting, pruning and maintenance over the year. Then there are the pictures- lots of them, and beautifully photographed. Yes there is a whole chapter on his favorite roses (many of them tried and true) but hundreds more are referred to with photos and text. This is an ejoyable book, fun to flip through, but still has the information a beginner needs to know when choosing roses.
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I am glued to this book! Help!
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-11-16
19 out of 19 customers found this reveiw helpful
"The Rose Bible" is the best and most helpful book on roses I've ever browsed or read. The pictures are magnificient, the language is informative, honest, and humorous, and the history of roses is explained very well. There is a slight bias towards cutting as opposed to garden roses in the top fifty list, but the contents and organization are nearly flawless. No potpourri tips here! If you want to know where roses came from, what is available now (with strong and weak points for each), how to buy, feed, prune, protect roses, and if you don't mind drooling over hundreds of rose pictures in the most undignified fashion, this is the book you want.
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