Smith & Hawken: 100 English Roses for the American Garden

The rose has always been a popular flower; ancient Romans, Egyptians, Greeks, and Chinese cultivated rose gardens and used the blooms in festivals and funerals. Yet the roses we grow today have generally been in existence for less than a century, and English roses--in spite of the traditional-sounding name--have all been developed since the 1950s by rosarian David Austin in an effort to combine the fragrance and beauty of old roses and the frequent blooming habit of modern hybrids. 100 English Roses for the American Garden presents those English roses best suited to the diverse North American climate. As the curator of rose collections at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, author Clair G. Martin knows his roses. With a large section devoted to general rose care (mulching, composting, container growing, and cutting) and individual pages (each, of course, depicting a single perfect rose) detailing the availability, stature and habit, usage, and disease susceptibility of each variety in various climates, this is an enjoyable and useful introduction to a fragrant subject.

• Smith & Hawken: 100 Old Roses for the American Garden
• David Austin's English Roses: Glorious New Roses for American Gardens
• Roses: Old Roses and Species Roses
• The Rose Bible
• A Rose by Any Name: The Little-Known Lore and Deep-Rooted History of Rose Names
• Everyday Roses: How to Grow Knock Out® and Other Easy-Care Garden Roses
• Old Roses
• The Potting Shed (Smith & Hawken)
• Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists
• Right Rose, Right Place