Ellenbee: A Tale of Roses Among Gum Trees

A detailed account, complete with photographs, of how a magnificent rose garden was developed on five acres of rocky bushland at Chidlow, 50 km east of Perth, Western Australia, without destroying the landscape by clearing. The owners left the gum trees standing and integrated the rose beds, statuary and other features among them. Helen and Jogn Hyde wree already of retiring age when they embarked on this huge project. Neither had a background in professional gardening or landscaping. The book contains much useful information for the beginner and pleasure for those gardeners already addicted. This is much more than just a story of endeavour rewarded. 99 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Rose gardens — Western Australia. | Rosaceae.