Cindi - Do you really think that the Felco pruners are that good (especially for that price?)? I use the Corona pruners and they're awesome pruners.. and finger slicers too as I can attest to.
Pinky - As far as books, I really do like the Ortho book "Complete Guide to Roses" (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002E5QHQ/) and the American Rose Society "Encyclopedia of Roses" (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EBDHUK/). Of course there are specific books for specific roses (climbers, David Austins, OGR, etc). It's all depending on what you're targeting. Do you know who those three you posted are? I'm not sure on the apricot (don't do apricot roses), but it could be Easy Does it, the middle looks to me like Montezuma or Tropicana, and the bottom pink looks like Electron or Miss All American Beauty.
