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An English Beauty : Trial and Error
Martin discovered the hard way that English roses can indeed flourish on this side of the Atlantic. For example, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, a rose that’s supposed to grow to three or four feet, passed the ten-foot mark in California. “It was a problem,” says Martin. “The guy who rides the lawn mower around the garden was mad because the roses kept hitting him in the face. When he’d see me in the garden, he tried to run me over with the lawn mower!”
Martin took extensive notes on how tall each plant grew, the essence of each rose’s fragrance, and which plants had the fewest diseases. These notes are the backbone of his book, which is meant as a consumer’s guide; take it to the garden center to select the hybrid that grows best in your area and that best suits your personal taste.
An English Beauty
BY INGER LUND
Admit it. Like most Americans, you’re just a little bit intimidated by things English. The accent, the pageantry, even the warm beer — they all make us feel just a tiny bit cruder than our English cousins. Lately even their gardens have seemed out of our league, as the buzz spread about glorious, superior “English roses.”
