With roses, learning occurs from the ground up.
The art of growing beautiful roses is something anyone can master. Whether you are looking to start an entire garden from scratch or simply keep this vigorously growing plant properly pruned, expert advice can help you achieve a beautiful result.
Author Tom Liggett was classically trained in the full spectrum of rose cultivation. Since most of the once-great rose nurseries have disappeared, hundreds of years' worth of knowledge now rests only with Tom.
The key to pruning these plants in a healthy way is to understand exactly how they grow. Beginning with cell biology, Liggett covers all the information a gardener needs to know, including types of climbers and ways to use them, tying methods and materials, and selecting plants for various sizes of structures.
This comprehensive manual offers gentle guidance free from technical jargon and complicated instructions. Often the best way to begin learning is by watching others, but a small amount of background knowledge goes a long way. Take the time to get out there and try these techniques in your own garden, and you will soon witness the beautiful results.
About the Author: Tom Liggett is one of the last links in a long chain of students and teachers passing down classical methods of growing roses. He has worked as chief rosarian for a large garden and is the founder of the second-largest public rose garden in the world. He has been recognized internationally for his work in horticulture.
Though he faced challenges early in life, he never stopped pursuing his dreams. After graduating from the Aerospace School of Medicine, Liggett completed several research projects for the surgeon general of the US Air Force. Over the course of his life, he has been worked as a brothel cook, electrician, medical laboratory technician, tree cutter, boilermaker, and Apple employee number 114. He is also an accomplished musician, actor, and orator who has been publishing minor works since 1966. Liggett resides in San Jose, California.
