A rose is a perennial flowering shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp thorns. Natives, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and fragrance

Friday, November 03, 2006

A Rose Gardening Book Can Help You Choose The Right Rose Bushes For Your Garden

By Tim Gorman


It doesn't matter whether you're just starting out with your rose garden, or whether you've been growing roses for years. There will be a rose gardening book that's just perfect for your needs. A rose gardening book can help you choose the right rose bushes for your garden, and give you ideas on how to care for them effectively. In return, your garden will flourish and produce magnificent roses year after year. So what exactly can you learn from a rose gardening book.

As a beginner, that question is much easier to answer. Preparing your garden properly before planting roses can make a huge difference to how well they thrive. There's also a lot of important ongoing maintenance that you need to do, to keep your rose garden in top condition. If you're looking for a "set and forget" type of garden, then don't bother planting roses. You need to regularly monitor and maintain your roses, otherwise you'll find they quickly become unhealthy and fail to bloom well. Although roses will probably survive and do all right without any attention, they will reward you a great deal more if you spend some time on them.

Even if you're more experienced with gardening in general, or roses in particular, you can gain a great deal from rose gardening books. New rose breeds are always being developed, and you can keep up to date with what's available in the new guides that are released. Also, caring for roses is a constantly changing field, with new techniques and ideas being developed and tested. Sometimes a book may contain just one new idea you've never heard before, but that one tip may make a big difference to the success of your rose garden. We can all do with a greener thumb!

Those who could be considered master rose gardeners can still find helpful information in rose gardening books. Any good expert knows that when you stop learning, you start to go backwards. Learning from other experts in the field is a great way to continually expand and enhance your own knowledge.

Rose gardening books are also a great way to choose the breed of rose you think would look perfect in your garden, or may even give you some clever ideas for designing your rose garden. Books are a fabulous way to find more information about rose gardening, and there's always something new that you can take away and apply in your own garden.

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