Rose Books
The following books are recommended by members of the Alaska Rose Society:
All About Roses.
Ortho Books, 1999.
[Inexpensive book with reliable,
expert advice - covers both shrubs and modern roses. Endorsed by the American
Rose Society.]
American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI.
Academic Press, 2000
[Comprehensive list of roses of
historical and botanical importance, including all modern rose
registrations. 24,000 roses listed.]
American Rose Society. The Ultimate Rose.
2001.
Austin, David. David Austin's English Roses.
Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
[A nice guide to the care and
cultivation of Austin's "English Roses".]
Beales, Peter. Classic Roses.
Harper & Row, 1985.
[Nice reference book for Old Garden
Roses and their hybrids.]
Beales, Peter. Twentieth-Century Roses.
Harper & Row, 1988.
[A companion volume to Classic
Roses, a definitive guide to the cultivation, history and definition of 20th
Century roses.]
Canadian Rose Society. Winter-Hardy Roses.
[Discussion and photos of bloom and bush of very hardy
Explorer and Parkland roses. Available from the Canadian
Rose Society. A must-have for Alaskan rose growers!]
Ethrington, Kate, Editor. Botanica's Roses.
Random House Australia, 1998.
[The encyclopedia of roses from A to
Z. Nice photos, gives hardiness zones, too heavy for a read-in-bed book.]
Green, Douglas. Tender Roses for Tough Climates.
Chapters Publishing Ltd., 1997
[Great tips & techniques for
wintering not-so-hardy roses]
Harrap, David. Roses for Northern Gardeners.
Lone Pine Publishing, 1994
Hole, Lois. Lois Hole's Rose Favorites.
Lone Pine Publishing, 1997
[Nice photos, tips on 148 roses for
scent and splendor including many roses that can be grown in Alaska.]
Hole, Lois and Jim Hole. Roses: Questions and Answers.
Hole's, St. Albert, Alberta, 2000.
[Practical advice and the science
behind it. Great tips for Alaskan climates.]
Jekyll, Gertrude and Edward Manley. Roses.
The Ayer Co, 1983.
[Reprint of Roses for English
gardens. Country Life, 1902.]
Krüssmann, Gerd. Roses.
B T Batsford, Ltd., 1982. (Timber Press, 1981)
[Excellent history of the development
of hardy shrubs]
Mather, Jan. The Prairie Rose Garden.
Orca Book Pub., 1997
McCann, Sean. Miniature Roses, Their Care and Cultivation.
1991.
[Comprehensive guide to the care and
cultivation of miniature roses.]
Osborne, Robert. Hardy Roses.
Garden Way Publishing, 1991
[Published in Canada as Hardy
Roses for Canada]
Phillips, Roger & Martyn Rix. Roses.
Random House, 1988
Shewchuk, George W. Growing Roses in the Prairie Provinces.
1985.
[Very good ideas for Alaska
gardeners. Shewchuk winters over hybrid teas in Alberta, Canada.]
Shewchuk, George W. Rose Gardening on the Prairies.
Lone Pine Publishing, 1992
Verrier, Suzanne. Rosa Rugosa.
Capability's Books, 1991
[The only comprehensive, exclusively
Rugosa book available.]
Zuzek, Kathy et al. Roses for the North.
University of Minnesota, 1996
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