Chatting Books Online Year 2 , Day 42. Today's recommended book is : The Rose Rustlers by Greng Grant and William C. Welch.
Tis the season for blooming roses, which also makes it the season that social media is abuzz with people trying to identify favorite roses so that they can get one, grow, one, propogarte one, etc. That is where this book comes in handy. This book is written by two "Rosarians" and self proclaimed "Rose Rustlers" . What is a rose rustler you ask? Well you see these two horticulturists specialize in antique roses, particularly those hardy, sturdy roses found in a vacant lot , in a cemetery or a road side ditch. Thoise beautiful prolific roses of old that produced bountiful small blooms and needed very little, if any, care. These guys have made it their mission to rustle them up together , gather a fun anecdote about each and info on growing them and share them with you in this book with lots of lovely photos.
The book is softcover (more cardboard than paper) , 232 pages and sells for $30.00 a copy. . And yes, there is a section on the Peggy Martin Rose.
To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you.
