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Roses
This work provides the basics that every rose gardener needs to know! An old Chinese proverb promises: 'If you want to be happy your whole life long, plant a garden'. Botanica's "Pocket Guides" will help you transform any patch of earth into a source of happiness, satisfaction and beauty. Whether for a favourite cool and shady corner or a magnificently blooming flowerbed, every garden enthusiast is continually on the lookout for beautiful plants and ideal combinations. This comprehensive and user-friendly series makes the choice easy, even for those seeking unusual varieties. Ranging from A to Z, more than 2000 plant descriptions are presented on nearly 1000 pages, each accompanied by brilliant colour photographs. Every description includes tips on care and location, information on origins, planting and blooming times, forms of growth, frost hardiness and suggestions for beautiful arrangements. The index of common names and synonyms makes every plant in this international garden atlas easy to locate.
1008 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2008
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H.F. Ullmann
53 books5 followersh.f. ullman was a German publishing house now associated with Tandem Verlag.
The German publishing house Konemann is also now associated with Tandem.
The German publishing house Konemann is also now associated with Tandem.
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May 30, 2020
Ah, the year 2000! The last possible year in which a 1,007 page ‘pocket book’ encyclopedia of roses could be profitably published. The foreword begins, “What luck to have a rose book you can ... carry to a nursery”. Aside from my mystification over what size pockets the publisher has - this thing weighs at least 5lbs - of course these days you’d just carry your phone instead.
It’s a fun book to own though. It’s wonderful to flip through casually, eyeing all the beauties. Aside from entertainment, I’m not sure how anyone would find useful though. Entries and indexes are alphabetical by the name of rose, so you can’t sort by any other factor. Each entry is 100-150 words. They include interesting tidbits and basic info, but nothing in depth.
Looking through makes me think how much WORK must have been put into this book. Tens of thousands of hours. Photography, research, writing, editing, layout, proofing.
There’s something to be said about the Internet making publishing books of this type no longer possible. Sure, a website, where you could sort entries by garden zone, fragrance, height, sun-requirements, etc., would be far more useful than this thick book that no one could ever fit in their pocket. But money isn’t there online. Not in the gardening world.
I guess this is a relict. It was a gift I shall enjoy and treasure.
It’s a fun book to own though. It’s wonderful to flip through casually, eyeing all the beauties. Aside from entertainment, I’m not sure how anyone would find useful though. Entries and indexes are alphabetical by the name of rose, so you can’t sort by any other factor. Each entry is 100-150 words. They include interesting tidbits and basic info, but nothing in depth.
Looking through makes me think how much WORK must have been put into this book. Tens of thousands of hours. Photography, research, writing, editing, layout, proofing.
There’s something to be said about the Internet making publishing books of this type no longer possible. Sure, a website, where you could sort entries by garden zone, fragrance, height, sun-requirements, etc., would be far more useful than this thick book that no one could ever fit in their pocket. But money isn’t there online. Not in the gardening world.
I guess this is a relict. It was a gift I shall enjoy and treasure.
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