Roses are the Queen of Flowers. They’re beautiful, fragrant, and elegant – and roses require all the pampering of a real Queen, don’t they? Actually, they don’t! Rose gardening can be easy and pleasant. I’ve worked 25 years in horticulture and cared for over 300 roses in a public rose garden when I was municipal horticulturist. I found ways to keep rose gardening fussbudgetry to a minimum while growing vigorous roses that bloomed their heads off.

Rose to the Occasion: An Easy-Growing Guide to Rose Gardening shares tricks and shortcuts that rosarians use, plus simple ways you can keep up with your to-do list in the rose garden. Gardeners of all skill levels will find this book helpful, whether they be beginning gardeners or old rosarians, whether they have a green thumb or a brown thumb.

Rose to the Occasion includes

• Old illustrations of roses in bloom, plus historical background on each flower
• Down-to-earth wisdom on how to plant, grow, and prune roses
• The in and out of fertilizing roses to get the lushest foliage and best blooms
• Advice on choosing the right rose for your garden, as well as many easy-growing varieties
• The latest on organic pest control and fungicide use in the rose garden
• Hardy, tough old roses that can take whatever Mother Nature throws at them
• And general garden maintenance help that you can use anywhere in the garden