Title The rose rustlers / Greg Grant and William C. Welch ; foreword by G. Michael Shoup

Edition First edition Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages) Series Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series AgriLife Research and Extension Service series. Contents Noted rose rustlers / by Greg Grant -- Bill Welch -- Growing into a rosarian -- The Texas Rose Rustlers -- Rules of rustling -- The Antique Rose Emporium -- Bill's favorite roses -- Greg Grant -- Growing into a rosarian -- Rose propagation -- Rose rosette disease -- The search for the San Antonio rose -- Greg's other rustled roses -- Roses in cemeteries -- The yellow rose of Texas -- Landscaping with roses -- Greg's gardens -- Bill's gardens -- Wrap-up / by Greg Grant Summary "In The Rose Rustlers, Greg Grant and William C. Welch offer a personal, in-depth, and entertaining account of some of the great stories gathered during their years as participants in one of the most important plant hunting efforts of the twentieth century--the quest to save antique roses that disappeared from the market in a notoriously trend-driven business. By the 1950s, almost exclusively, modern roses (those with one compact bloom at the top of a large stem) were grown for the cut-flower market. The large rounded shrubs and billowy fence climbers known to our grandparents and great grandparents in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries had been reduced to this rather monotonous single style of plant. Yet those roses of old still grew, tough and persistent, in farmyards, cemeteries, vacant lots, and abandoned fields. The rediscovery of these antiques and the subsequent movement to conserve them became the mission of "rose rustlers," dedicated rosarians who studied, sought, cut, and cultivated these hardy survivors. Here, the authors attempt to chronicle their own origins, adventures, and discoveries as part of a group dubbed the Texas Rose Rustlers. They present tales of the many efforts that have helped restore lost roses not only to residential gardens, but also to commercial and church landscapes in Texas. Their experiences and friendships with other figures in the heirloom rose world bring an insider's perspective to the lore of "rustling," the art of propagation, and the continued fascination with the world's favorite flower."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2017) Subject Texas Rose Rustlers -- History SUBJECT Texas Rose Rustlers fast Subject Old roses -- Texas Old roses -- Southern States Old roses -- Propagation -- Texas Rose culture -- Texas Plant collecting -- Southern States GARDENING -- Essays. GARDENING -- Reference. GARDENING -- Vegetables. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture. Old roses Plant collecting Rose culture Southern States Texas Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book Author Welch, William C. (William Carlisle), 1939- author. LC no. 2016051147 ISBN 9781623495442 162349544X 9781623495459 1623495458

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