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94 Feet and Rising (Paperback)
Grant And Greg Grant and Martin Sumners, Greg Grant, Greg Grant and Martin Sumners
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R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
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94 Feet and Rising (Hardcover)
Grant And Greg Grant and Martin Sumners, Greg Grant, Greg Grant and Martin Sumners
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R939
Discovery Miles 9 390
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In The Rose Rustlers, Greg Grant and William C. Welch offer a
personal, in-depth, and entertaining account of some of the great
stories gathered during their years as participants in one of the
most important plant-hunting efforts of the twentieth century-the
quest to save antique roses that disappeared from the market in a
notoriously trend-driven business. By the 1950s, almost
exclusively, modern roses (those with one compact bloom at the top
of a large stem) were grown for the cut-flower market. The large
rounded shrubs and billowy fence climbers known to our grandparents
and great-grandparents in the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries had been reduced to this rather monotonous single style
of plant. Yet those roses of old still grew, tough and persistent,
in farmyards, cemeteries, vacant lots, and abandoned fields. The
rediscovery of these antiques and the subsequent movement to
conserve them became the mission of "rose rustlers," dedicated
rosarians who studied, sought, cut, and cultivated these hardy
survivors. Here, the authors chronicle their own origins,
adventures, and discoveries as part of a group dubbed the Texas
Rose Rustlers. They present tales of the many efforts that have
helped restore lost roses not only to residential gardens, but also
to commercial and church landscapes in Texas. Their experiences and
friendships with other figures in the heirloom rose world bring an
insider's perspective to the lore of "rustling," the art of
propagation, and the continued fascination with the world's
favorite flower.
New edition of a classic work on Southern heirloom gardening . .
.Heirloom plants belong in Southern gardens. Tough and adapted,
tried and true, pretty and useful, these living antiques--passed
through countless generations--represent the foundation of
traditional gardens as we know them today.
"Heirloom Gardening in the South" is a comprehensive resource that
also offers a captivating, personal encounter with two dedicated
and passionate gardeners whose love of heritage gardening infuses
the work from beginning to end. Anyone who wants to know how to
find and grow time-honored and pass-along plants or wants to create
and nurture a traditional garden is sure to find this a must-have
addition to their home gardening library.
Inside the book:
New essays on naturalizing daffodils, slips and starts, and
growing fruit;
A completely updated and expanded heirloom plant
encyclopedia;Revised plant lists (bulbs, cemetery plants,
etc.)
New material on the creation of two of the authors' personal
gardens
Building on the popularity of the original edition, this lively,
entertaining, and informative new book from two proven experts will
be enthusiastically welcomed by gardeners and horticulturists
throughout Texas and the South.
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