The most comprehensive guide ever to this most beautiful of flowers.
An invaluable reference book, it covers wild and old roses as well as modern varieties. Each rose is photographed and described in detail with practical information about flowering, scent, height and disease resistance so it is easy to choose the right rose for your garden.
It is also a record of the history of these evocative flowers, looking at the rose in myth and art and tracing its mysterious origins. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Quest for the Rose is a must for the shelves of every gardener.
