Description

Since 1895, Yates Garden Guide has been the gardening bible for Australian gardeners. Now comes the ultimate guide to Australia′s favourite flower: the rose. June marks the start of rose season and Yates Roses answers any gardener′s questions on rose planting, growing and pruning.Yates Roses is the most useful and easy-to-follow guide to roses ever compiled. Australia′s foremost rosarian and accomplished gardening author Roger Mann has distilled a lifetime′s passion for the genus Rosa in this comprehensive, beautifully designed and eminently practical book. From the fascinating history of the rose through to the nitty gritty of how to plant them and which ones to choose for your garden, Yates Roses shows how to get the best results from your roses. There are handy diagrams giving practical tips on everything from planting to pruning and ′Top Five′ lists of the best roses for your particular aesthetic or climatic requirements. No garden is complete without the unmatched colour, scent and brilliant vibrance of the rose and no gardener′s bookshelf should be without Yates Roses.

464 pages

Please note this is a second hand book in good used condition.