This book focuses on roses that are particularly suited to small gardens, those that are more compact or less rampant in habit, those that are repeat flowering and that offer interest even when not flowering. It also includes advice on how and where to plant and what to grow with roses.

Roses remain the all-time favourite flower and the vast majority of gardeners cultivate them in smaller gardens. This visually stunning book is the first to focus on the roses that are particularly suited to small gardens. It will appeal in particular to gardeners who value roses for their distinctive beauty, colour and scent, but who have smaller plots, a buiser lifestyle or a subtly different approach to planting. From a lifetime's experience of roses, Mark Mattock advises on the best roses to plant and maintain successfully. Exciting, essential and authoritative, this book stands alone in the advice it gives and in the allure of its beautiful photography.