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| Introduction | |
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| Roses for Any Setting | |
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| Designing with Roses | |
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| Suitable for Any Style Garden | |
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| Design Inspiration | |
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| A Naturalistic Approach to Design | |
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| Create Garden Vignettes | |
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| Roses Complement Any Color Scheme | |
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| Achieving a Long Season of Bloom | |
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| The Diversity of Roses | |
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| What's New in Roses | |
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| Unrivaled Variety | |
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| The Most Useful Roses | |
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| Roses around the House | |
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| Roses Brighten Foundation Plantings | |
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| Flank a Path with Color | |
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| Drape Your Windows in Roses | |
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| Perk Up Decks, Porches, and Patios | |
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| A Colorful Splash around Patios | |
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| Suitable for Containers | |
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| Dressing Up a Mailbox | |
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| Roses in Mixed Plantings | |
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| An Anchor for Beds and Borders | |
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| Cover Their Ankles with Ground Covers | |
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| Drape Trees with Colorful Climbing Roses | |
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| Let Vines Twine into Roses | |
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| Among Orchards, Vineyards, and Herb Gardens | |
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| Roses throughout the Landscape | |
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| As Alternative Ground Covers | |
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| Securing Slopes | |
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| Along Property Boundaries | |
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| Reflecting at the Water's Edge | |
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| A Rose Bower, or Hideaway | |
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| Cutting Gardens | |
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| Gardens for Children | |
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| Roses on Structures | |
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| Splayed against Trellises | |
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| Up and Over Arches | |
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| Draping Arbors | |
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| Embracing a Pergola | |
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| Gracing Gazebos | |
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| Up Pillars and Posts | |
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| On Tuteurs and Obelisks | |
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| Along Fences | |
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| Planting and Caring for Roses | |
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| Buying Roses | |
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| Hand-Pick Your Roses at Local Nurseries | |
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| Shop Catalogs for Greater Variety | |
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| Buy Bare-Root Roses in Early Spring | |
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| Buy Container-Grown Roses All Season | |
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| Roses Are Graded for Quality | |
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| Growing Healthy Roses | |
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| Plenty of Sun | |
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| Loamy Soil | |
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| Rich Nutrients | |
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| Slightly Acid pH | |
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| Ample Water, Good Drainage | |
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| Mulch for Protection | |
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| Protection from Wind | |
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| Planting Roses | |
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| Planting Bare-Root Roses | |
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| Planting Container-Grown Roses | |
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| Planting Roses in Containers | |
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| Transplanting Roses | |
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| Propagating Roses | |
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| Rooting Rose Cuttings | |
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| Layering Rose Canes | |
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| An Easy, Modified Layering Technique | |
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| Pruning Roses | |
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| Prune with Purpose | |
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| Deadheading | |
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| Protecting Tender Roses over Winter | |
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| Rose Pests and Diseases | |
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| Choose Resistant Roses | |
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| Prevention Pays | |
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| Keeping Pests in Check | |
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| Keeping Diseases at Bay | |
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| Deterring Deer, Rabbits, and Gophers | |
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| USDA Hardiness Zone Map | |
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| Index | |