This highly illustrated, practical guide to gardening with old roses includes: A simple guide to the many types of old roses Numerous suggestions for using old roses in a range of situations: in small and large gardens; over arches and pergolas; in a woodland or beside water; as hedges, groundcover or in containers Growing old roses for hips or perfume; in colourful planting schemes; as companion plants A seasonal guide to planting, pruning and propagation, fertilising and spraying, dead-heading and watering