David Austin's English Roses

Great book

For anyone that loves roses this would be a great gift as it is chock full of beautiful photograph's of the most beautiful roses. Also a great book for gardeners planning a new area in the garden as there is heaps of information in the book as well.

A lovely book - it makes you want to rush out and buy lots of roses ! I agree with the reviewer who said it is more of a coffee-table book than a practical guide, but it's none the worse for that. The photography is outstanding and it's a pleasure just to browse through it

Good book.

Love this book, its one to come back to time after time, David Austin is the most amazing rose breeder, of our time , anyone who loves roses needs to read this book and start growing old roses.excellent copy , great value for money and service. Will buy from this seller again

A beautiful book for all rose lovers.

Bought for a friends birthday very pleased with the book

Bought as a present and hope I can borrow it. My daughter now has 34 roses in her garden and is looking for more. This book has fantastic information and is an interesting read. She now has a list of roses to buy.

とても素敵な本です。イングリッシュローズを育てる人にはオススメです。

Libro ricco di foto e informazioni sulle rose di David Austin.

alles ok

Un très beau livre ,très bien écrit ( En Anglais) sur ces magnifiques roses anglaises crées par david Austin , une description très détaillée de chaque rosier couleur par couleur, les roses décrites sont celles les plus performantes , les plus sollicitées par les clients et recommandées par l'auteur Michael Marriott de chez Austin Roses. Un livre pour les passionnés et les débutants qui vous donnera l'envie de planter ces roses chez vous. Je possède 12 rosiers de David Austin : ''Gertude Jekyll'' - ''The poet's Wife'' - ''Thomas a Becket'' - ''Summer Song'' - ''Desdemona'' - '' Queen of Sweden'' ( deux exemplaires) - ''Lady of Shalott'' - '' Scepter d'Isle'' - ''William and Catherine'' - ''Rohald Dahl'' - '' Olivia Rose Austin ''

Now I ask you "who doesn't marvel at the smell of an English rose"? The scent is so magnificent and a bowl of just cut roses perfumes the air like no other. If you have never experienced the scent of a David Austin rose, well then, you are missing out. This book really goes into his different roses and lets you know for instance, what are climbers etc etc. Descriptions of the individual roses and potential problems are also listed. Basically for anyone who is going to put in David Austin roses you can read up on what would work for you on your property. In my area of New England there is a nursery that I do a lot of business with. In the Fall they always have an amazing sale to get rid of stock. Well, I scooped up David Austin roses for $10 per 2 gallon pot, compared to the normal $60 each. Yikes, how lucky am I. But this certainly will give readers a suggestion of when to purchase your roses at a reasonable price. Now, one more thing. I pass this along to those just getting started with growing David Austin roses. Once you experience your first frost, then it is time to prune your roses and get them ready for the Winter. In the North East we experience some mighty cold temps. Roses need to be protected. Take wire, chicken wire is easiest and cut a two foot piece. This will go around each rose. Use wooden garden supports (the green ones that are used for staking flowers) to weave in and out of the wire and drive into the ground so the wire doesn't blow away. Then top dress with seasoned or just dried horse manure and on top of that fill the wire enclosure up with OAK leaves to cover the crown. You are filling the enclosure up about a quarter of the way. The pictures and descriptions in this book are just amazing. A must have!