Clever uses for old books
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Do you have the book 'Tea Roses: Old Roses for Warm Gardens'
Comments (14)Ronda One of my favourite rose books was recommended by Rosebud, a former forum enabler, I'm not sure of the name of the book, it's at home in Oz and overseas so this is guess work ....Landscaping with Roses and I think the author's last name is Cox ???? I like it because it has lots of ideas for how to use roses rather than just describing individual blooms and bushes. The Tea Rose book is very good, it has quite a lot of technical information for the identification of varieties and as Jon said tries to explain some of the common mis-identification of roses. The whole thing about the Duchess being called Countess something or other makes me want to sulk though!!...See MoreFavorite 'old' books about gardening
Comments (4)Constance Spry's Garden Journal, written in the '30's. She was sort of the Martha Stewart of her day: She was a floral arranger who was considered radical because she used vegetables, fruits, & branches in her arrangements! She wrote this book upon the encouragement of her friends in a garden club in New York. She was instrumental in preserving old rose varieties during the Battle of Britain & David Austin later named his very first English Rose after her. Don't have the book handy, but one of the things she says is that, after a disaster with some of the "new" fertilizers, she will never ever under any circumstances allow chemicals in her gardens again! The Victory Garden. don't know the author. found the book at an antique store. It's full of good everyday information, such as: planting flowers in the vegetable garden to feed our hearts & souls tending a small space well rather than over-extending, thus wasting seed & garden space as well as time & energy, using proven varieties to assure production & quality. Cultivating Delight, by Diane Ackerman. Not an old book, but I do love it. It's the story of a year in her garden, reflective & contemplative rather than nuts & bolts. It's a delightful book; I'm on my 2nd trip through it....See MoreWho recommended the book "How not to Look Old"?
Comments (68)Great thread! I wanted to comment on the exfoliation topic. I have a Mia that I use regularly but I recently added an Alpha hydroxy acid cream (10%) to my routine and I cannot believe how much smoother my skin feels! I wash my face at night with a washcloth and apply the cream to sleep. It is not expensive and I am so pleased with the results. My skin is so so smooth. I still use the Mia but in the shower in the morning. I used to use the scrubs but again, Alpha Hydroxy seems t work better and is my new best friend. I found this brand at TJ Maxx and will provide the link but any brand would be fine. It's the percentage concentration that matters. Check out the reviews. Here is a link that might be useful: Alpha Hydroxy Cream...See MoreHas anyone found the book "Old Roses in China"?
Comments (14)usan (Chinese Version) Preface (English) Preface (Chinese Version) Chapter 1 China rose, rose, rose 1.1 China rose, rose, rose differences and relations between 1.2 China Rosa distribution and use of plant Definition 1.3 China's ancient Rose Chapter 2 Evolution of Chinese Ancient History Rose Evolution of China rose 2.1 Evolution of China rose 2.2 Evolution 2.3 China Roses Ancient China rose 2.4 Evolutionary history Chapter 3, the birthplace of the ancient Chinese rose early test 3.1 Ancient Paintings shadows Mami 3.2 transcript of clues 3.3 Folk Heritage described the agreement 3.4 original, wild germplasm support 3.5 extant ancient varieties of rose witness Forming the top of the Song rose Bee Chapter 4 Song rose 4.1 appears pinnacle Causes of the outbreak rose 4.2 Song 4.3 Analysis of the Formation Cause Rose Chapter 5 Rose Song Dynasty Thousand Years of endless Rose's own adaptation 5.1 5.2 Landscape Construction of scarcity 5.3 Cultural Implications of Auspicious 5.4 front room of the grass-roots Universality of 5.5 Potted technology 5.6 The permanent plant life Chapter 6 test latent dispatch of Chinese ancient Rose 6.1 China's genealogy Rose Overseas rose 6.2 Genealogy Chapter 7 Chinese ancient paintings look for Rose 7.1 ancient painting flower species 7.2 ancient painting ancient type of roses Ancient paintings rose 7.3 Appreciation 7.4 FOREIGN rose painting horizontal comparison 7.5 ancient painting rose credibility Chapter 8 Ancient China rose righteousness Mood The United States rose 8.1 Forms of 8.2 Rose moral beauty Rose beauty marketplace of 8.3 Beauty Rose Garden 8.4 Wearing the United States rose 8.5 United States 8.6 Animals Song yeast culture Chapter 9 Chinese ancient wonders of Rose trees 9.1 In mid Rosa Wang Wang clouds Rose 9.2 9.3 Jinling ancient yeast Animals 9.4 Huaibei ancient wood 9.5 Kaifeng ancient wood 9.6 Suzhou white wood 9.7 Stone Giant flower rose Pink Tea Rose 9.8 Lijiang 9.9 Hostel Old wood 9.10 Millennium Rosa canina Chapter 10 China accounted for generations rose Diaspora lO.1 Japan rose Gengshen 10.2 from place to spend Mel Mason 10.3 diaspora abroad ancient Rose Chapter 11 Chinese ancient rose Conservation and Utilization 11.1 Cut now to protect the 11.2 offsite protection policy Genetic improvement of 11.3 Source 11.4 Application of passers courtyard 11.5 Gate International Cooperation 11.6 special class Rose Garden Save the law Chapter 12 test were kind of Chinese ancient Rose 12.1 yeast Animals category 12.2 woody class 12.3 Red Moon category Rose 12.4 Class 12.5 Tea Rose category Dough rose 12.6 Class 12.7 Jinyingzi class 12.8 reeling Flower 12.9 yellow Rosa category 12.10 Phase treasure 12.11 jackfruit 12.12 Xia Huang Chunxiao 12.13 Red Dragon with beads 12.14 Red Dragon Fantasy First day 12.15 Hibiscus 12.16 Chunshui Green Wave Maple Leaf aloe 12.17 Buddha laughed 12.18 12.19 Guanglingsan 12.20 Aromatic 12.21 Guo makeup 12.22 discoloration Rose 12.23 Mrs. Guo State 12.24 Palace Chunxiao 12.25 Dahongpao Yudai 12.26 Red Room 12.27 lotus powder 12.28 Ca Mau greenish 12.29 Jinsha Luo 12.30 orange balloon 12.31 Blue Tian Biyu 12.32 Liang Ye Rose 12.33 Liuchaojinfen 12.34 Nanhai Li Chun 12.35 South China Tianzhu 12.36 Pingtung Rose 12.37 Qinglian Bachelor 12.38 Peach Blossom 12.39 Race Zhaojun 12.40 Moon Water Cave stream 12.41 Sleeping Beauty 12.42 Sichun 12.43 Steinmann scarlet roses 12.44 Tu Wei 12.45 clouds yellow Tea Rose 12.46 clouds Pink Tea Rose 12.47 Scarlet Begonia 12.48 apricot spring 12.49 highbrow 12.50 a twist red 12.51 Wenchuan smell pink Vine 12.52 white makeup 12.53 lotus powder 12.54 silver red peony 12.55 Real Camp 12.56 India makeup 12.57 Lotus flowers 12.58 Yu Shi makeup Worst of 12.59 12.60 Royal Love 12.61 Laurel Osmanthus 12.62 months 12.63 cloud steaming Xia Wei 12.64 Bai Changchun 12.65 silver rose petals 12.66 Zhu disc holder color Google Translate for Business:Translator ToolkitWebsite TranslatorGlobal Market Finder...See Moremsmeow
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