10 Steps to Beautiful Roses Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-110

by Oster, Maggie

• ISBN13: 9780882665535
• ISBN10: 0882665537
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-01-08
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Author Biography

Author Maggie Oster has been cooking since she was five years old. A trained horticulturist, freelance writer and photographer, Maggie has also written other Storey book titles including Herbal Vinegar and Herb Mixtures & Spicy Blends. In addition, she has written the books The Potato Garden, Flowering Herbs, Gifts and Crafts from the Garden and Recipes from an American Herb Garden. She attended graduate school at Cornell University, and was former editor of an indoor and container-gardening magazine based in Seattle, Washington. Maggie has also contributed to Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook, has written monthly columns for The Weekend Gardener Journal and Louisville Today magazines, and won an award for an article and photographs on cooking with edible flowers in The Newark Star-Ledger. She lives in Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Introduction Step

Choose Well Kinds of Roses Shopping for Roses Step

Provide A Great Location Roses in the Landscape Step

Super Soil Step

Planting Perfectly Bare-Root Roses Container-Grown Roses Step

Mulching Step

Watering Step

Feeding Step

Pruning Step

Pest Control Insects: Signs and Solutions Diseases: Signs and Solutions Step

Winter Protection Suppliers More on Roses

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