RIRS Library - updated February 12, 2007
Librarian – Marie Giordano
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RIRS Library - updated February 12, 2007 Librarian – Marie Giordano
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Items may be borrowed for a
month, if cart is not out just ask
We welcome donations of rose related books and videos
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Media |
Title |
Author |
Date |
Description |
ISBN |
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Book |
500 Popular Roses for American Gardeners |
Mynah Publishers |
1999 |
Great resource book for the rose buyer. Detailed descriptions of plants, and hybridizer information. Covers species through modern shrub roses. 288pps. |
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Book |
All-America Roses |
Redell, Rayford, C. |
1998 |
Photos by Saxon Holt. A nice publication by Redell, presenting some classic American hybrid tea roses. His text is clean, crisp, straightforward. He makes hybrid tea rose growing look easy. 96 pps.
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Book |
American Rose Annual #42 |
Abrahamson, Frank -editor |
1957 |
Articles on many subjects such as tree
roses, miniatures, understocks, growing roses in
Minnesota |
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Book |
American Rose Annual #44 |
Abrahamson, Frank -editor |
1959 |
Articles include cold-hardiness,
disbudding, roses for fall bloom, genetics of doubleness. |
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Book |
American Rose Annual #64 |
Goldstein, Harold- editor |
1979 |
Yearly collection of articles in book form
by the ARS. More modern ones are in magazine format. Includes
“Photographing Roses”, Rooting Rose Cuttings”, “Drip Irrigation”. 214
pages. |
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Journal |
American Rose Annual #86 |
Griffith, Ed editor |
2001 |
Year of the Rose. Articles on hybridizing, great rose gardens, exhibiting, roses in Australia |
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Journal |
American Rose Magazine |
ARS |
Various issues
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Book |
The
Art of Arranging Flowers |
Sato, Shozo |
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The ultimate "zen" of floral arranging. |
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Book |
Beautiful Roses Made Easy |
Dunn, Teri |
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Jackson & Perkins Cool Springs Press, Thomas Nelson, Inc. |
ISBN 1-591860-74-1 |
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Book |
Beautiful Roses: Step by Step Visual Guide |
Dolezal, Bob |
1991 |
Sections with photos of roses grouped by color, then type and special uses. Also info on budding, pruning and container roses. 79 pages. |
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Book |
The Big Book of Kitchen Gardens |
Time Life Books |
1999 |
Even rose gardeners relish a tomato, now and then! Complete with recipes, this is excellent fodder for cooks searching for the ideal pot-luck zucchini casserole. This book also has a good garden pest section.
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Book |
Botanica’s Roses |
Beales, Peter and Tommy Cairns |
1998 |
Thousands of rose photos, extensive encyclopedia. Comes with CD. 704 pages |
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Articles |
Brownell Roses |
House and Garden Magazine |
July 2001 |
Article featuring Dorrie Nichols, and the roses made famous by her grandfather, Walter Brownell of Little Compton, Rhode Island. |
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Catalog |
Catalog: Die Schonsten Rosen der Welt |
W. Kordes Sohne |
1999/2000 |
Photos of Kordes roses, descriptions in German. 128 pages |
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Video |
A Celebration of Old Roses |
Beales, Peter |
1997 |
Hour long video narrated by Peter Beales about history of roses. Old garden roses are shown sorted by type ie Alba, Gallica etc. End of video shows photos of all included roses with their name. One hour. |
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Book |
Climbing Roses |
Mikolajski, Andrew |
1997 |
Consultant Lin Hawthorne; photos Peter Anderson. Looking for a good vertical interest for your rose garden? This 64 page book gives the reader advice on how to grow and use climbers effectively in the garden landscape. Contains an "at-a-glance" growers' guide.
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Book |
Colorful World of Roses |
Field, Xenia |
1969 |
Great black and white photos and info on insect damage, diseases and rose arranging. Also tells how to bud a “standard” (tree) rose. 191 pages |
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Book |
Compendium of Rose Disease |
Horst, Kenneth |
1983 |
This important publication on rose diseases, and their treatment was prepared in cooperation with the Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University. Copyright by the American Phytopathological Society. More than just information on blackspot, this is THE book for the embattled rose gardener |
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Book |
Consulting Rosarian Manual |
ARS |
1995 |
Excellent book that should be in every rose growers library (purchase from ARS). Very detailed info on soil, fertilizers, spraying, insects and diseases. 94 pages. |
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Book |
Consulting Rosarian Manual |
ARS |
2001 |
As above. Updated version. 94 pages. |
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Book |
Easy Roses for North American Gardens |
Christopher, Tom |
1999 |
Readers Digest Association, Inc. |
ISBN 0- 7621-0123 -7 |
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Book |
Enjoying Roses |
Reilly, Ann |
1992 |
History, selection and care of roses. Section on propagation and the world’s finest roses |
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Book |
Garden Smarts: A Bounty of Tips From America's Best Gardeners |
Goldbloom, Shelley |
1999 |
339 pages of how to get started in the garden.
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Book |
The Grand Rose Family |
Rondeau, Anne-Sophie |
1998 |
Rustica Editions, Paris, France |
ISBN 2-84038-249-0 |
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Articles |
Green Thoughts Garden Ledger |
clippings |
various |
The Green Thoughts Garden Ledger. Miscellaneous clippings and articles, maintained by the Library, and always under reconstruction, but feel free to ask for this interesting collection of stuff! Contains some back articles of the RI Rose Society Newsletter--always good reading! Readers are welcomed to add clippings to the collection.
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Book |
Growing and Displaying Roses |
Mattock, John |
1993 |
Whitecap Books |
ISBN 1-55110-076-2 |
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Book |
Growing Better Roses |
Nisbet, Fred J. |
1973 |
Describes improved growing techniques, focused on developing the "Queen of Flowers" into a hardier, less "picky" plant specimen. 243 pps. |
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Book |
Growing Better Roses |
Nisbet, Fred, J. |
1973 |
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Video |
Growing Good Roses |
Redell, Rayford Clayton |
1992 |
56 minutes. VHS.
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Book |
Growing Roses for Small Gardens |
Gibson, Michael |
1990 |
Owners of small gardens, and especially urban gardeners, will find this book useful if they choose to incorporate roses into their landscapes. Describes how to effectively use miniature, climbing, and small shrub roses. Also discusses the practice of rose growing in containers. 135 pps. |
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Video |
Growing Tree Roses in RI |
Shelley, John |
2001 |
John Shelley’s presentation on growing and winterizing tree roses. |
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Book |
A Guide to Creating Rose Arrangements The American Rose Society |
Russell Anjer, Chairman Rose Arrangements Committee |
1989
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Helpful publication for all gardeners bitten by the rose-arranging bug. 103 pps.
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Book |
Guidelines for Judging Rose Arrangements |
Abler, Elizabeth (ed.) |
1997 |
Official ARS guidelines for judging arrangements. Helpful in understanding the styles and classes available and the criteria used. 95 pages. |
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Book |
Guidelines for Judging Roses |
ARS |
1993 |
Official ARS guidelines for judging all types of roses. Includes illustrations. Useful to both new and experienced exhibitors. 60 pages |
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Book |
Guidelines for Judging Roses |
ARS |
2003 |
MISSING Newly revised Official ARS guidelines for judging all types of roses. Includes illustrations. Useful to both new and experienced exhibitors. |
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Book |
Handbook For Selecting Roses (several) |
Schorr, Phil (ed.) |
2000 2001 |
Yearly ARS guide to buying roses given to all ARS members. Gives numerical ratings and lists best roses by class. |
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Book |
Impressionist Roses |
Fell, Derek |
1999 |
A wonderful book delving into the historical perspective on Impressionist artists and their use of roses in their paintings. Beautifully photographed. Great source of visual ideas for the modern day gardener. 136 pps.
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Video |
Japanese Flower Arranging: The Ohara School Method |
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Great little video! A good visual companion to the Ikebana book. |
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Journal |
Journal of the
California's Rose Heritage |
Heritage Rose Foundation |
2005 |
Article by Daniel Russo, pages 129-137, entitled "Rambler Roses of America". Wonderful insight on the history of the often-overlooked rambler rose. Dan resides in Connecticut, and is a founding member of the Rhode IslandRose Society. |
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Book |
Landscape with Roses |
Cox, Jeff |
2002 |
The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT |
ISBN 1-56158-382-0 |
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Book |
Lost Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll |
Gunn, Fenja |
1991 |
Macmillan Publishing Company, New York |
ISBN 0-02-541516-3 |
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Book |
Moments in the Garden |
Martin, Tovah |
1991 |
Photos and descriptions of America’s finest gardens with close-ups of their plants. Locally includes Blithewold, Huntington and Longwood |
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Book |
Old Roses and English Roses |
Austin, David |
1992 |
What can we say? Austin roses are a passion with some gardeners, and other gardeners might not immediately warm to the experience of the Austin Rose. But when David Austin talks about his cultivars, as though they were favorite children, the reader gains perspective and understanding about having the "perfect English rose" as a garden guest. 223 pps. |
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Book |
Old-Fashioned Roses |
McDonald, Elvin |
1998 |
Smithmark Publishers |
ISBN 0-7651-9065-5 |
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Book |
Organic Gardening Basics: Roses |
Rodale, Inc. |
2000 |
OG Basics, Vol. 4 |
ISBN 0-87596-839-2 |
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Book |
The Organic Rose Garden |
Druitt, Liz |
1996 |
Taylor Publishing Company Dallas, Texas |
ISBN 0-87833-906-X |
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Book |
Ortho’s All About Pruning |
Buscher, Fred and Susan McClure |
1989 |
Pruning techniques for trees, shrubs, vines including roses, grapes, fruit trees, evergreens, espaliers |
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Book |
Ortho’s All About Roses |
Cairns, Tommy |
1999 |
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