The Rose Expert: The world's best-selling book on roses - Couverture souple

Hessayon, Dr D G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0903505479 ISBN 13 : 9780903505475

Editeur : Expert, 1996

Synopsis

Roses are some of the most popular plants in the garden. Whether you plant them for colour, bloom or fragrance, The Rose Expert gives you all you need to know to get the most from your roses, with information on:

Different types available.

Choosing and buying.

How and where to plant.

How to mulch, train and feed.

Pruning.

Dealing with pests and diseases.

Growing roses as a hobby.

Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Hessayon is the world's best-selling horticultural author - his Expert series of gardening books have sold over 53 million copies.He has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth who created him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to British horticulture.He has been honoured by a leading newspaper which included him in its list of '60 Truly Great Elizabethans' because "he has taught millions of us how to garden with his wonderful do-it-yourself guides".He has been honoured by Guinness World Records as "the top-selling living author of the 1990s".He has been honoured at the National Book Awards with the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Expert style is hard to define.According to the Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society "Dr Hessayon perfected a manner of presentation which has yet to be surpassed for clarity, intelligibility and ease of access".According to The Times "he invented a formula of clear, uncluttered advice and illustrations with a superbly logical layout".

There are 21 Expert titles in the series which have been enjoyed by gardeners all round the world.The House Plant Expert has now passed sales of one million copies in both the U.S. and Russia.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The world's bestselling rose book is now completely revised, expanded and updated.

* Essential information on today's top 400 roses.

* Over 150 new varieties illustrated.

* Two new categories - patio and ground cover roses.

* Covers everything from choosing plants to planting, pruning, propagation and pests and diseases.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Expert
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0903505479
• ISBN 13: 9780903505475
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible