The Secrets of the Miniature Rose

By Elizabeth Abler

Book Overview

The Secrets of the Miniature Rose is one of the first books devoted exclusively to miniature roses. This reprinted and updated edition, which includes more than 75 color photographs of all colors and varieties, is a complete planting guide for these lovely and popular household and garden adornments. Written with the authority of the author's renowned expertise and spiced with her light humor, this book provides a comprehensive plan for planting, arranging, and caring for these increasingly popular roses-from scarlet gems to pink petticoats.
Whether you plant in containers or in the ground, this book will prove an invaluable resource for handling roses before final planting, preparing the soil, controlling insects and diseases, trimming and pruning, and watering.
Informative, enlightening, and entertaining, The Secrets of the Miniature Rose is the only book miniature rose enthusiasts will need to successfully grow these delightful plants.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878333118
• ISBN13: 9780878333110
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Good advice for growing miniature roses

The author is a judge for the American Rose Society and is an expert on growing miniature roses. The information included here is thorough and covers the following asepcts of growing these roses - *An entertaining history of the rose*A botany lesson (way more than I needed to know!)*How to select the best varieties*Growing outdoors *Growing indoors*What to do about diseases and pests*Winter Protection and Care*Eshibiting roses *Photographing roses*Hybridizing roses*Drying roses*Arranging roses*A plug for the American Rose SocietyNot included are profiles of individual roses (there are probably way too many anyway) or anything on landscaping with miniatures. The information that is included is thorough and well written. The $17.95 retail price seems high for such a small book but this could be because it is published by a small publishing house. The information contained in it though will be very valuable and useful for gardeners seeking information on how to grow these little charmers.