Product Description

Climbing and rambling roses are sources of grace and dignity in the finest gardens. This book is the first completely new volume in almost 40 years to grapple with the histories, lineages, and special charms of these aristocrats of the garden. Illustrated with 200 color plates, Climbing Roses of the World presents climbers of every type, from the parent Rosa species to the multifloras, noisettes, and modern climbers, to name just a few. The most comprehensive and thoroughly researched study of climbers and ramblers ever published, Climbing Roses of the World will stand as the definitive treatment for years to come. No gardener will want to be without this unique source of information.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1569365 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 376 pages

From Booklist
Spectacular gardens worldwide often boast one particularly ravishing aspect-- richly scented roses scrambling up walls, ascending the limbs of tall trees, draping pergolas, or clothing entryway arbors. Embracing the entire group of climbing and rambling roses, British rose guru Quest-Ritson tackles a complex topic with an inspired thoroughness based on extensive up-to-date research. Lending his expert voice to a study of some 1,600 roses currently in cultivation, Quest-Ritson should genuinely pique the interest of rose-growing gardeners who have searched for a comprehensive work, one providing definitive descriptions while clarifying names and synonyms, and proffering data on suitable growing climates, bloom times, and scent. Replete with fascinating historical detail on the accomplishments of rose breeders, the book includes abundant color photographs showing a range of species and cultivars amid hundreds of informative entries aimed at helping gardeners successfully cultivate roses of this type. Alice Joyce
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Review
"There has not been a book on climbing roses as complete as this one, nor one that has represented roses from around the world as well. While it is scholarly in tone, the presentation of nearly 1,600 roses will be useful to the researcher as well as the home gardener."William Grant, Pacific Horticulture, Summer 2003 (Pacific Horticulture )

"This is the most thorough coverage of this group of plants in over 40 years and will be the bible for the future."Robert Haehle, National Gardener, June 2003 (National Gardener )

"Charles Quest-Ritson in an enthusiastic rosarian...This promises to become a standard work."Bookseller, March 7, 2003 (Bookseller )

About the Author
Charles Quest-Ritson is an internationally acclaimed writer, lecturer, and translator. His other books include The English Garden Abroad (1992), Country Gardens (1998), Gardens of Germany (1998), and The English Garden: A Social History (2001). He was a partner and part-owner of Corsley Mill Nurseries, specialising in own-root roses, as well as a director and council member of the Royal National Rose Society and founder-secretary of the Historic Roses Group. Since 1994, Quest-Ritson has edited the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardener's Yearbook. His wife, Brigid, shares his passion for roses and is chairman of the Historic Roses Group. They live and garden in Wiltshire, England.