Re: Favorite Rose Books

**C* E* <c*@catrionatudorerler.com>**

Thanks, Lorraine. I looked them up, and those are great recommendations.

Catriona

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 5:12 PM, Lorraine Ballato <ladygardener@msn.com>
wrote:

> From Catriona Erler  "...Which rose books do you consider to be the best
> on the market? They can be
> a how-to, an overview of rose history and types, or anything else that you
> feel tells the rose story well..."
>
> Hi, Catriona!
>
> I don't know if these are the best on the market, but they are relevant to
> the subject matter I cover in the presentations I give.
>
> My rose presentations are usually about growing roses organically and/or
> maintenance free roses. The two books that I bring with me and refer to as
> part of those 2 talks are
> Roses without chemicals by Peter Kukielski, the former curator of the
> Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden. He headed
> up the renovation of the garden, and brought it into its current state of
> growing roses without chemicals, as the titles states. (Yes, the title is
> typed correctly).
>
> The second book is everyday ROSES by Paul Zimmerman, a well known rosarian
> who also writes the rose blog for Fine Gardening magazine. This one focuses
> on landscape/low maintenance roses and how to grow them. I continue to
> follow him via his blog and assorted updates. (Again, the title is typed
> correctly).
>
> Pls let us know when your article publishes. I'm always interested in
> reading about roses and learning/sharing info.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lorraine
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