Regional Growing Guide: Pacific Northwest

Books

Shrub Roses of Today
If you're interested in learning about shrub roses, Shrub Roses of Today, by Graham Stuart Thomas (J. M. Dent & Sons, 1983), will get you going in the right direction. Thomas, who also illustrated this beautiful book, has covered more than 350 varieties of shrub roses and included chapters on fragrance, cultivation and pruning, wild species and their hybrids, and the evolution of uses of modern hybrid shrub roses.

Combined Rose List
If you're looking for that one particular rose or just want to know some basic information about roses, then the Combined Rose List (compiled and editied by Beverly R. Dobsom & Peter Schneider; available for $20 from Peter Schneider, Box 677, Mantua, OH 44255) is an invaluable reference. Updated and published each year, the Combined Rose List includes synonyms and code names, color and horticultural classification, breeder, year of introduction, major awards won, fragrance notation, and patent/trademark status on over 13,500 rose species and varieties. Each rose is also keyed to every nursery that offers it, with over 320 mail-order nursery sources fully listed with contact information.