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Roses without chemicals : 150 disease-free varieties that will change the way you grow roses / Peter E. Kukielski.

by Kukielski, Peter.

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Timber Press, Inc., 2015.

635.933734 K96r

Roses -- Varieties -- North America.

Roses -- Disease and pest resistance.

9781604693546 (pbk.)

1604693541 (pbk.)

9781604696837 (hc.)

1604696834 (hc.)

9781604693546 (pbk.)

1604693541 (pbk.)

265 pages) : color illustrations.

Includes index.

Some copies may be permabound.

The new millennial rose garden -- The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden -- The evolution of roses -- Rose growth habits -- Roses in the garden -- Regional rose growing -- Rose trials -- Growing roses sustainably -- Buying roses -- What do roses need? -- Planting roses -- Pruning roses -- Rose care: feeding your soil -- Rose care: diseases -- Rose care: pests -- The chemical-free rose directory: 150 disease-resistant roses -- Roses by class, habit, and color -- Roses by class and habit -- Roses by color.

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.

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