Roses for Canadians for Dummies

379 Pages·2000·16.26 MB·English

by  Douglas Green

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Roses
For Canadians
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
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Roses
For Canadians
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
by Douglas Green
The Editors of Canadian Gardening
LanceWalheim
The Editors ofThe National
Gardening Association
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About the Authors
DouglasGreenisanOntariowriterandphotographer,inadditiontobeing
averyactivegardener.AstheproprietorofSimpleGiftsGreenhouses,a
specialtygreenhouseandnurserygrowingunusualannualsandperennials,
helearnedthesecretsofcultivatingahugearrayofdomesticandexotic
plants.TheauthorofTenderRosesforToughClimates,aswellasacontribu-
tortosuchpublicationsasHarrowsmithandTheGarden(magazineofthe
BritishRoyalHorticulturalSociety),Dougprovidesreaderswithhispersonal
triedandtruegardenwisdom.HewritesaweeklyInternetnewsletter—
GardenMagic—circulatedworldwidetoover4,000subscribersat
www.simplegiftsfarm.com.
CanadianGardeningisoneofCanada’smostpopulargardening
magazines.Publishedsince1990,CanadianGardeningistheindustryleader
andhasbecomethedefinitivesourcefornoviceandexpertgardeningenthu-
siasts.Formoreinformation,checkouttheWebsiteat
www.canadiangardening.com.
LanceWalheimgraduatedfromUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleywitha
degreeinbotanyandshortlythereafterbeganwritingandresearchingbooks
ongardening.He’scontributedtomorethan40booksontopicsranging
fromcitrusgrowingtorhododendrons.Hehasauthoredthreeprevious
booksonroses.
TheNationalGardeningAssociationisthelargestmember-based,non-
profitorganizationofhomegardenersintheUnitedStates.Foundedin1972
(as“GardensforAll”)tospearheadthecommunitygardenmovement,today’s
NationalGardeningAssociationisbestknownforitsbimonthlymagazine
NationalGardening.Reportingonallaspectsofhomegardening,eachissue
isreadbysomehalf-milliongardenersworldwide.
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Dedication
Dougdedicatesthisbooktohischildren,Christina,Jennifer,Robert,and
Elizabeth,whodidtheweedingwhilehedidthewriting.
LanceWalheimandtheeditorsoftheNationalGardeningAssociation
dedicatethisbooktoanyonewhocan’twalkbyarosewithoutstickinghis
orhernoseintoit.
Authors’ Acknowledgments
DougthankstheeditorsatCDGBooksCanada,Inc.—KimHerterandJoan
Whitman—fordoingsuchagreatjobandsmoothingthewaytomakethe
bookhappen.
Heappreciatesallthosewhoreviewedthebookforaccuracyandrelevance
toCanadians.
Althoughroseloversseldomagreeonthebestvarieties,thebestblooming
roses,orthemostfragrantroses,weallagreethattheroseisawonderful
flower.
DougsendsaspecialthankstoHarryMcGeeforgoingoverthemanuscript
withafineredpen.
LanceWalheimandtheNationalGardeningAssociationsaymanythanksto
theAmericanRoseSocietyfortheinformationobtainedfrommanyoftheir
chapters,members,andpublications.Inaddition,theythankWeeksRoses,
Upland,California;Jackson&Perkins,Medford,Oregon;SequoiaNursery,
Visalia,California;GardenValleyRanchNursery,Petaluma,California;and
thePasadenaTournamentofRoses,Pasadena,California.
TheythankAnnHooper,aspecialconsultant;TomCarruthofWeeksRoses;
F.HarmonSavilleofNor’EastMiniatureRoses;DavidP.KidgerofPrimary
Products;andAmericanRoseSocietyConsultingRosariansMarthaChapin,
Dr.ThomasCairns,RobertArdini,MalcolmLowe,andLouiseColeman.At
NGA,editorsEmilyStetsonandReganEberhart,aswellasCharlieNardozzi
helpedkeepthebookontrack,andthanksareextendedtotheNGAand
thestaffofthemagazineNationalGardening:DavidEls,MichaelMacCaskey,
LindaProvost,andLarrySomers.
EffusivethankstotheteamatIDGBooksWorldwide,Inc.,whichincludesin
Chicago:KathyWeltonandStacyCollins.InIndianapolis,PamMourouzis
andTammyCastlemancontributedenormouslytothisbook—many
thank-youstoyouboth.
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