Nervous about pruning your roses?

Dear Future Rosier,

If you are a little apprehensive about planting roses in your garden or are fearful of pruning them incorrectly you are not alone. Maybe it's the fear of their thorns or it is because their blossoms look so delicate, whatever it is the reward of having spectacular rose blossom in your garden and in your home is worth the work. If you learn a few simple procedures and get a basic understanding of their care you can have all the glorious flowers you can imagine.

BUT YOU CAN ALSO END UP WITH ROSES LIKE THIS ONE IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND PROPER PRUNING,.

About the Author, Rees Cowden

Rees Cowden, really knows his stuff. For the last 35 years he has been playing with roses and his real life gardening experiences are supplemented with a Masters degree and a degree in HORTICULTURE. His entire career has revolved around growing plants and vegetables. Besides being a prolific gardening writer, past president of multimillion-dollar plant businesses, he's been an adviser to University Horticulture departments while being the father of five great kids. He's proud to say that they all know what a real rose smell like!

"I approach the process of pruning my roses as a sculptor would. I envision the final form that I want to create and simply remove everything else. Once you mastered the techniques that I explain in this book it really becomes that simple." - Rees Cowden

What will you learn by reading this book

Here are a few of the things you will learn when you read How to Prune Roses.

• My roses have never been trimmed and are very overgrown. Is it okay to trim them?
• I have some very old rose plants but they don’t have many flowers. How do I get them to bloom better?
• What happens if I trim them incorrectly?
• Is there any way to keep bugs and diseases away from my plants?
• My plant has little green bugs all over the flowers and the flowers come out deformed. Is there anything I can do?
• Is there any way to grow my roses without thorns?
• Am I supposed to paint something on the ends of my rose stems after I trim my plants?
• Why won’t my roses bloom?
• How much sun do my roses need?
• Will roses grow where it snows?
• Why don’t my roses have any fragrance?
• Can I transplant my roses?
• What is the unusual growth coming from the trunk of my rose plant?

Here is a photo of what you will learn to grow!!!!!

Rees also talks about the best tools to use and goes on to touch on other items like:

• Should I fertilize my plants when I prune?
• Some natural remedies for common rose diseases
• What can I do about aphids and other bugs?
• Tips for getting the best deals when buying rose plants.

Directly contact Information for Rees in case you have questions.

“I wrote How to Prune Roses with the intention of answering all the possible question that can be asked by the novice rose gardener, questions I have been asked by others over my years of gardening. Some of you may need extra guidance. For that reason I am including my direct email contact information in the book so you will feel free to contact me if you need additional answers.”

We, at Rainforth Home and Garden, really want you to grow some great roses and to grow so many of them that you have enough to pass them around to your friends and family. The instructions in this book fit right in with our Secrets and Solutions series that is written for beginners and avid gardeners.  The author passes on his secrets that he has learned over a long career growing roses.

Discount on multiple books

Besides How to Prune Roses, there are several other books form Rainforth Home and Garden that you might be interested in. Be sure to look for the discounts for buying multiple titles.