Roses: a Celebration

by Wayne (editor) Winterrowd, Pamela Stagg (Illustrator)

Among the plant kingdom, Rosa is a relatively small genus, comprising only about one hundred species around the globe. But as these species intercross, they have given rise to as many as thirty thousand cultivars, making the rose perhaps the most various of all plants grown in gardens-and one of the most treasured.

This one-of-a-kind collection gathers together thirty-three eminent gardeners and rosarians, including Graham Stuart Thomas, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas C. Cooper, Joe Eck, Michael Pollan, Anne Raver, Page Dickey, Thomas Christopher, David Austin, Peter Beales, Dan Hinkley, and Jamaica Kincaid. Each writes about a favored rose--Rosarie de l'Ha

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Adult

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 18, 2003

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another charming book by Wayne. It is excellent in what it accomplishes - armchair gardening that helps narrow one’s focus on what makes a plant beloved. As I only want to grow one or two roses I actually found this extremely helpful in narrowing the field. I can also attest to the charms of several of the top picks. They would be on my top ten list too:
R. Glauca
R. Mutabilis
R. Sombreuil
R. Mrs Oakley Fisher
R. Golden wings

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fact that next season I will be growing two of the roses lauded in this collection—"Variegata di Bologna" and "Alchymist"—is a testament both to my addiction to roses and to how much I enjoyed these essays.

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always interesting to read which rose is a certain gardener's fave. I liked this book for that and for the paintings.