The Indianapolis Star
'The Rose Bible,' by Rayford Clayton Reddell, is full of spectacular color photographs and easy-to-understand descriptions that will convince even the most skeptical gardener to plant roses despite their reputation as high-maintenance plants...With a light hearted and down to earth style, Reddell even delves into the classification of rose varieties and the heated disputes that occurred when modern hybrids were being churned out in force to the chagrin of traditional-minded rosarians.

ANNOTATION

In one engagingly written, lavishly illustrated volume, America's leading authority on roses reveals everything the gardener needs to know about the most popular of all garden plants--how to grow them, maintain them, and even create hybrids. Foreword by Martha Stewart. 400 full-color photos.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Top gardening writer Rayford C. Reddell, who has won accolades from sources as diverse as M.F.K. Fisher, Horticulture, and the Wall Street Journal, and whose Garden Valley Ranch is the largest and most distinguished supplier of garden roses in the United States, has distilled his vast knowledge of the perennially popular flower into The Rose Bible, an indispensable reference for expert rose growers and weekend gardeners alike. The Rose Bible encompasses both antique and modern roses, from original species roses to recent hybrid teas and grandifloras, from bushes and shrubs to ramblers and climbers, and from tree roses to miniatures. Everything the budding rose lover needs to know is here along with valuable information for the most experienced gardener on such essentials as buying, harvesting, propagating, and pruning. The Rose Bible will become a welcome addition to any gardener's library and a classic for the serious rose aficionado.

FROM THE CRITICS

Linda Wesley - Fine Gardening