The Rose Doctor: A Key for Diagnosing Problems in the Rose Garden

by Gary A. Ritchie and Ritchie

If you grow roses you have no doubt encountered any manner of problems affecting your plants - from diseases and insects to browsing animals, abiotic factors and other agents. Before these maladies can be effectively addressed they first must be correctly diagnosed. That is the subject of this book."The Rose Doctor" is designed around a diagnostic key - a tool for identifying problems using a logical step-by-step process of elimination. Once a diagnosis is made, the reader is directed to a page containing a description of the problem, along with colored photographs, to assist in confirming the diagnosis. Written by a plant scientist and Master Rosarian, "The Rose Doctor" covers a comprehensive range of rose disorders common to North America. Over 70 pages in length, with an extensive list of on-line references, this book is the only one of its kind; a must have reference for both casual and serious rose growers, as well as professional growers, retail nursery workers, horticulturists and Master Gardeners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796853631
• ISBN13: 9781796853636
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"