Lol, I just got the old one!

My old one is beginning to crack at the spine because I consulted it so much. I consider it, and Botanica's Roses the ultimate in rose porn. You get the gorgeous pix and some useful information.

My old one was falling apart too. So I was very interested when I saw this new edition. I searched the internet and finally found a review by someone who had actually seen it and they said that it was just a reprint of the old edition, no new material. Like Nastarana I really enjoy the Q-Rs opinionatedness and would love to read their opinions on some of the recently released roses.

It is the very best of the the major rose books. Checking the sources of the gardens used obviously for their input shows why it is much better than such as Botanica.

Mine is worn out. I can see why comparing the old with the new would be difficult as the number of new roses is small in number.

jim, you are saying that the new edition does contain new material? I fear that if I take my old book to B&N to make a page by page comparison, I might be asked to leave.

$40. at B&N and $30 at Amazon.