Stephen Scanniello, rosarian of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden"s celebrated Cranford Rose Garden, distills his formidable practical knowledge into "A Year of Roses," charting month-to-month the tasks necessary for keeping roses healthy and enhancing their beauty. Scanniello stresses the need for a more hands-on approach to the art of growing beautiful roses. With intelligent simplicity and inspiriting charm, "A Year of Roses" teaches everything: how to choose, order, store, plant, protect, and maintain your roses. Also included here is practical rose culture information for all horticultural zones, significant historical facts, personal anecdotes, detailed black-and-white line drawings and, throughout, Scanniello"s unique expertise.