title: Gardening with Roses: A Practical and Inspirational Guide
author: Patrick Taylor
description: "The 200 color photos will guide and inspire." -- <i>Dale Langford, Rocky Mountain News, July 8, 1995</i><br /><br />"The great value of the book, however, is in the encyclopedic section with inspirational descriptions and clear illustrations of every species and cultivar." -- <i>Margaret C. Crooks, Ashbury Park Press, January 18, 1996</i><br /><br />"The value of the volume as a means of identification through the unusually good photos that accompany the text will be significant." -- <i>Marianne Truby, California Garden, January-February 1996</i><br /><br />"This is a superb book for rose lovers!" -- <i>Dorothy Fisch, Hobby Greenhouse, Spring 1997</i><br /><br />"This is one guide you will consult again an again." -- <i>Lynette Walther, East Palatka, FL, Neighbors, August 12, 1999</i>
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  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos912)
  
  > For all the roses growing in concrete.
  
  > Keep blossoming.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Cover](9780062846754_Cover.xhtml)
  
  [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos167)
  
  [Dedication](index_split_001.html#filepos302)
  
  [Part 1: Germination](index_split_003.html#filepos4927)
  
  > [One](index_split_004.html#filepos5171)
  
  > [Two](index_split_005.html#filepos29989)
  
  > [Three](index_split_006.html#filepos45160)
  
  > [Four](index_split_007.html#filepos68990)
  
  > [Five](index_split_008.html#filepos91704)
  
  > [Six](index_split_009.html#filepos111192)
  
  > [Seven](index_split_010.html#filepos122991)
  
  > [Eight](index_split_011.html#filepos157900)
  
  > [Nine](index_split_012.html#filepos186400)
  
  > [Ten](index_split_013.html#filepos210159)
  
  > [Eleven](index_split_014.html#filepos228070)
  
  [Part 2: Growth](index_split_015.html#filepos243418)
  
  > [Twelve](index_split_016.html#filepos243657)
  
  > [Thirteen](index_split_017.html#fi