Home | For The love of Roses | Mama - Root, Hog, or Die For the Love of Roses Roses are a natural for Florida - they love sunshine and don't mind hot weather if given regular irrigation. For the attentive gardener who loves year-round color and delights in presenting fragrant bouquets of perfect blossoms to friends and family, no flower has as much apppeal. Color photographs enhance this guide to selecting, planting, caring for and enjoying roses. Its practical advice and comprehensive background information make it an excellent resource for experienced and novice rosarians. REVIEWS: "Barbara Oehlbeck has laid it all out for us, in this easy to read and understand book, how to maximize our pleasure from our national flower. Using practical and proven methods, she takes us step by step from choosing the correct variety to planting, care and finally, enjoying the beautiful end product. At last, rose growers in Florida have a reliable rose growing resource that is both practical to use and beautiful to look at." "It's possibly the most complete guide to rose know-how Florida can offer. It guides gardeners through the beginning steps of rose culture and on to displaying their blossoms with the help of local rosarians, extension agents, university professors and nurserymen. The book is filled with hundreds of years of experiences of growing roses in the Sunshine State that you can put to use in your garden." "Barbara Oehlbeck's eclectic collection of rose lore, cultural notes, history, and rose-growing philosophy will delight many rose growers - as well as those who are about to become rose growers. With helpful information from a wide range of expert Floridian rosarians, and information on how to grow roses specifically in Florida's unusual climate, the book fills a void in the rose literature. While there are many other fine books on growing roses, they seem never to give specific information appropriate to Floridians, and growing roses here really is different from other areas. This book accomplishes that." "An excellent book, a must read for anyone who loves roses, whether they grow them or not. The beautiful illustrations and lines of poetry make it even more enjoyable. Barbara Oehlbeck is to be congratulated for a job well done. This is a gem of a book, and I recommend it without reservation." "One of the best rose books I've seen in many, many years. The contributors are first class and well respected for their expertise, not only in Florida but elsewhere. The book is set up with information on the history of roses, rootstocks, bed preparation, pest control, pruning, fertilizing, et cetera - written in such a way that everyone can understand them easily."
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