The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Roses: The Art and Science to Grow with Confidence: Volume 8

(Hardback, New Edition)

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This inspirational book from Kew Gardens rose expert is the perfect guide to choosing and growing these majestic and versatile flowers Instantly recognisable, fragrant and evocative, roses are the quintessential garden flowers. From low-growing ground-cover roses to long-stemmed Hybrid Tea roses, multi-petalled English roses, wild roses, small shrubs for containers, climbers and ramblers, in a range of forms, colours and scents, there is a rose for every garden situation. Combining botanical illustrations and practical advice, The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Roses is the definitive introduction to growing seventy-eight beautiful roses, with full growing instructions and details on feeding, propagation and training. Twelve garden projects, from growing from seed to preserving rose petals, will bring the wonderful world of roses to life.

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KEW ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS has built a global resource for medicinal plant names that enables health professionals and researchers to access information about plants and plant products relevant to pharmacological research, health regulation, traditional medicine and functional foods.Tony Hall is Head of the Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where he has worked for more than 18 years. He is the author of The Immortal Yew and Gardening with Drought Tolerant Plants.