The Ultimate Guide to Roses: A Comprehensive Selection - Hardcover

Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405049200 ISBN 13: 9781405049207

Publisher: Macmillan, 2004

Synopsis

The Phillips & Rix Ultimate Guide to Roses is the long-awaited, indispensable selection from the experts of gardening reference. All the finest roses are included in this stunning work, from the original wild species to the most modern trends. This exquisitely-designed, authoritative guide is the ultimate collection of the most beautiful of flowers. Offering detailed descriptions of each rose's origin, appearance, characteristics and growing conditions, with a history of each group, the very best roses have been specially chosen for their superb flowering or superlative scent. Illustrated with outstanding colour photography, with both outdoor and studio shots, this is a book every rose lover will want to own. 'Phillips and Rix ...[index] the plants that gardeners want to grow' New York Times 'The combination of Roger Phillips's accurate colour photography and design flair, with the botanical expertise of Martyn Rix is a winning one.' Daily Telegraph 'The distinctive mix of clean, no-gimmicks photography and accurate plant descriptions have made their works the staples of ...gardeners' bookshelves.' Irish Times

About this title

About the Authors

In 1975 Roger Phillips began his life’s major work of photographing and publishing pictures of the world’s garden plants. He set out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and annuals. His first book, Wild Flowers of Britain (1977), was a huge success, selling 400,000 copies in the first year. He since wrote over thirty additional volumes (often with his co-author Martyn Rix) selling over 6 million copies worldwide.

Roger has written and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening (BBC & Channel 4). Famed for his ebullient personality and garish red glasses, he was a well-recognised figure in the world of gardening. He received an MBE for his work on London’s garden squares. Roger Phillips died in November 2021.

Martyn Rix is a leading botanist, plant collector, gardener, independent botanical advisor and writer. He and award-winning photographer Roger Phillips have collaborated on over twenty-five books such as Vegetables.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405049200
• ISBN 13: 9781405049207
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288