Antique Roses for the South

By William C. Welch

Book Overview

"Belinda's Dream", "Katy Road Pink" and "Georgetown Tea." The names alone evoke images of glorious cottage gardens and arching trellises laden with perfumed blossoms. Offering gardeners hardiness and ease of care, some roses have even lived for decades untended. All provide their admirers with years of pleasure and enticing fragrances. In this revised edition, rose expert Bill Welch updates the latest information and top sources for antique roses. The improved Antique Roses for the South is filled with gorgeous images and offers chapters on care and propagation, landscaping and arranging, and rose crafts. The comprehensive dictionary lists more than 100 of these magnificent flowers, complete with helpful descriptions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589791037
• ISBN13: 9781589791039
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Start with this book if you are interested in old roses.

As a horticulturist and landscape designer, I am asked to do seminars on antique and old garden roses. I always recommend this book as an additional source of information. It gives a lot of good information on propagation, care, and recommended varieties. Especially valuable is his list of roses in the back of the book with suggested landscape uses. This book won't disappoint you.

Wonderful book for southern gardens.

This was a great book, full of information specifically geared toward the south. It was great to see a book full of roses that can thrive in the southern climate. Though I am a beginner at gardening, and especially antique rose gardening, I felt there was lots of information here for the experienced gardener as well. This book has been a great reference tool, as well as one that is a joy to just look at.

Best guide to choosing old roses for hot climates

Great source for information on choosing roses for hot weather areas, including blooming times and frequency. Especially informative about antique Teas and Chinas.

Very good book

Very good book. Examined it at the library, checked it out twice and liked it so much I decided to buy it. Plenty of practical advice regarding roses and helping them grow in the unique climate of the South.

Excellant for Identifying Old Roses that are appropriate for

Mr Welch's book is an excellent catalogue of Old Roses and their suitability to Texas. The pictures are very good. I would have liked more information on care and a bit less on Rose crafts and arranging. Given my current condominium site, more information on containers and shade tolerance would have been helpful