Re: Favorite Rose Books

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading In Search of Lost Roses by Thomas Christopher.

Carolyn Ulrich

> On Mar 27, 2018, at 7:55 PM, Sally Williams <gardenlit@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There is a book in a totally different vein, not a how-to but with humorous
> passion, that I like - Aurelia Scott's "Otherwise Normal People: Inside the
> thorny world of competitive rose gardening"
> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222539.Otherwise_Normal_People
> 
> Sally
> 
> 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
>> Lorraine Ballato
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