Roses Without Chemicals: 150 Disease-free Varieties That Will Change The Way You Grow Roses
by Peter Kukielski /
2015 / English / PDF
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Spray no more! Roses have a reputation for being finicky
garden plants that require chemicals and fertilizers to stay
healthy and disease free. Fortunately, recent breeding efforts
have produced disease-resistant varieties that perform
beautifully in all kinds of conditions. Peter E. Kukielski,
former curator of the award-winning rose garden at the New York
Botanical Garden, highlights 150 of these tough, new varieties,
rating them for disease resistance, flowering, and
fragrance. He also tells which perform best in each
region and teaches simple cultivation techniques that will
result in gorgeous, easy-care gardens filled with healthy
roses.
Spray no more! Roses have a reputation for being finicky
garden plants that require chemicals and fertilizers to stay
healthy and disease free. Fortunately, recent breeding efforts
have produced disease-resistant varieties that perform
beautifully in all kinds of conditions. Peter E. Kukielski,
former curator of the award-winning rose garden at the New York
Botanical Garden, highlights 150 of these tough, new varieties,
rating them for disease resistance, flowering, and
fragrance. He also tells which perform best in each
region and teaches simple cultivation techniques that will
result in gorgeous, easy-care gardens filled with healthy
roses.
