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Everyday Roses Book Review

The ultimate common-sense guide to growing garden roses. Buy the book here.
Photo/Illustration: © Rob Cardillo
The ultimate common-sense guide to growing garden roses. Buy the book here.
Photo/Illustration: © Rob Cardillo

Thanks to the information in Everyday Roses, having a garden of lush, gorgeous roses has never been easier! For more than 20 years, rose expert Paul Zimmerman has been caring for roses, and now he shares his practical, time-tested advice with you: throughout the book, you’ll find links for quick, how-to videos that let you put this common-sense approach into action. With these planting, trellising, and pruning techniques, you’ll soon have a garden filled with breathtaking blooms-and plenty of time left to enjoy them!

Part 1: Essentials

Chapter 1: Buying Roses (1 video)
The Difference Between Own Root and Grafted Roses

Chapter 2: Planting (5 videos)
Planting a Grafted Container Rose
Planting Bareroot Roses
Buying and Planting Own-Root Roses
Own-Root Roses’ First Season
Planting a Rose in Less Sunlight

Part 2: Basic Care

Chapter 3: Mulching, Watering, and Feeding (1 video)
Summer Care Tips for Your Roses

Chapter 4: Disease and Insects (no videos)

Chapter 5: Pruning and Grooming (9 videos)
Introduction to Rose Pruning
Pruning Roses that Grow Canes from the Base
Pruning Roses that Build a Structure
Pruning and Controlling a Climbing Rose
Removing an Old Cane From a Rose
Rejuvenating an Old Climbing Rose
Summer Cleanup
Training a Rose on a Trellis
Covering an Arbor with Roses

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  1. GabriellaWest 05/29/2023

    Thanks for the great book review. Thanks to this book, I was able to write my first scientific paper on biology. Roses have always been my favorite flowers, so when I received the task of writing a research paper in biology, I immediately decided that it would be related to these flowers. I must say that it was not easy, but https://edubirdie.com/assignment-writing-service helped me with this task. In cooperation with the best writers, I've managed to do everything according to the requirements. My work has been recognized as one of the best in the class, and I am pleased about it.

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