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| Have any of you seen this new book? There was a long article in the new issue of the AHS magazine about one of the authors. Evidently he was in charge of a large public rose garden in NY when they passed a law against using most of the chemicals he was having sprayed on the garden. So....he ripped out all of the rose bushes and started over again, with ones that didn't need spraying! It is an amazing story - of course, to my delight, many of the roses he replaced them with were old roses! Who would have thought?
Jackie |
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| It's a nice book, and I think you'll find a lot of the articles relevant. (Disclaimer: I wrote two of the essays included in the book.) Jeri |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z 10 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 7, 11 at 17:45
| No, I haven't seen or heard about this book. But the topic is really interesting to me, since I am gardening organically and don't spray for the sake of the environment. I will have a look and see if I can find it. Thank you for making me aware of it, Jackie. Jeri, I am curious what you have to say about the issue of sustainable rose gardening in this book! Christina |
Here is a link that might be useful: Organic Garden Dreams
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- Posted by karenforroses z5 NorthernMI (My Page) on Thu, Apr 7, 11 at 18:59
| I have the book and have really enjoyed it. It is nice to see the American Rose Society giving time and print to growing roses without chemicals. Many of us have, or are trying, to cut back or eliminate fungicide and/or insecticide sprays and appreciate any tips and ideas possible. Thanks for your fine articles Jeri. |
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| Is this an expanded edition of the book with the exact same title published in 2008 by the Manhattan Rose Society, edited by Pat Shanley and Peter Kukielski? I bought that one when it first came out. Rosefolly |
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| Yes. I believe that is the case. Jeri |
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- Posted by jill_perry z9 CA (My Page) on Fri, Apr 8, 11 at 20:14
| You can read part of it on Google books, and see the whole table of contents |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sustainable Rose Garden
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- Posted by sherryocala 9A Florida (My Page) on Sat, Apr 9, 11 at 22:35
| Don't have it, but it looks like a very cool book. Dan Mills is a member of my local rose society and John Starnes gardens in Tampa. Sherry |
Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation...
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- Posted by jacqueline3 9CA (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 14:13
| Karen - The article I mentioned should have been in the American Rose Society magazine, but it was not - it was the magazine of AHS (the American Horticultural Society) - I think it is called The American Gardener. At almost the same time as my AHS magazine arrived I did get my ARS magazine in the mail, and it had an amazing article in it - well written by an exhibitor - all about how to compete in exhibiting roses, how to grow them (with pictures of standing rows of roses - no garden), how to spray what poison, how often, how they need meticulous constant attention, etc. etc. It was quite an amazing contrast - seemed as if it was the future of rose growing vs the past - guess which side the ARS was on? The sad part to me is that if anyone who was thinking about growing roses picked up the ARS magazine, they would STILL get the impression that roses are difficult & time consuming to grow, and also hurt the environment. How can this possibly help the ARS's stated goal to get more people to grow roses? It is quite ironic that the wonderful article about how an entire public rose garden was changed over to sustainable rose growing, with great success, had to be published by the American Horticultural Society. Jackie |
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- Posted by sherryocala 9A Florida (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 16:24
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- Posted by sandandsun 9a FL (My Page) on Fri, Sep 21, 12 at 19:37
| Mirror? Mirror! Is there writing on the wall? |
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| If you go looking for it, be aware that there are two different editions. An earlier version was sold at the HRF conference at the Hearst Castle some years ago. The current and newer edition is about twice as long. (I have both.) The book is comprised of a series of articles by a number of writers. Rosefolly |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 21, 12 at 21:33
| Rosefolly, mine is from 2010 and says it is the expanded version on the dust jacket (no info in side but it starts with a color photo section before the actual book pages) I take it mine is the expanded version or is that an ad for the expanded one? |
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| Mine was published 2010. I didn't know of an earlier version, but I have articles in this one. Jeri |
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| The 2010 version is the current one. The earlier edition was published in 2008 by the Manhattan Rose Society and was only 94 pages long. It had the same picture on the cover and had two of the three current editors. I kept the earlier edition as a curiosity, but there is much more content in the 2010 edition. I do like collecting garden books, rose books particularly but other topics as well. I do wonder what will happen to my personal library when I am not here to use it anymore. Let us hope that day is far off into the distant future. Book collections, like gardens, rarely survive their creators. Rosefolly |
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- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 22, 12 at 19:52
| The book sounds wonderful----Paula --I know what you mean about a collection of rose books---I have many and love them all----My collections (which are many and varied)are running us out of the house----LOL I feel sorry for my children when they have to dispose of all these "treasures" Florence- |
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