On Nov. 27, 2016 Carol asked in post 1325075. "Does anyone know if there are any new books about roses, especially disease-resistant roses, in the queue for publication in the near future?"
On Nov.27, 2016, I wrote to Peter E. Kukielski author of the book entitled: "Roses Without Chemicals: 150 Disease-Free Varieties That Will Change The Way You Grow Roses".
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I asked him if he had any plans to publish a follow up book with more rose recommendations. With his permission to post to this forum, here is his response as follows:
"Hey Margie,
Well this is perhaps the best kind of email that a person can hope for! Thanks so much for your kind words and for your support of my book. I’m am most grateful.
As far as another book goes, as of this writing I don’t have any plans. But… (and there is always a but), I’ve been asked to consult/curate for a new rose garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. They had my book which prompted them to reach out to me. Ontario is a chemical free province. While visiting with them, we went to go look at the Vineland Research center which is a rose hybridization program for Canadian hardy and disease resistant roses. It turns out that the Vineland folks were also using my book as a reference guide to help them make selections for hybridizing.
Further… last summer I gave a lecture in the D.C. area and a garden writer who was covering my lecture for a local paper mentioned that the Smithsonian Institution was using my book as a guide in redesigning their rose garden! Who knew!? And… as a result the Smithsonian has asked me to lecture there in February, 2017 based on my book.
So… I say all of this because just as a person (me) feels like they have done all they can do in the rose world, I find out that the book is making its way into gardens and institutions all around! And then I get a nice email from you asking if I have another book on the horizon because the one you picked up has given you some more confidence in your rose growing! All I can say is this all makes me so happy that perhaps I’ve helped to make a difference and maybe there is more to come!
I will keep you informed!
Big hugs,
Peter
Peter Kukielski, Founder
www.millennialrosegarden.com
Author of “Roses Without Chemicals”
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