Author : Alphonse Karr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UOM:39015065198973
A Tour Round My Garden
Alphonse Karr
Because Of The Roses
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Bread And Roses, Too
Katherine Paterson
Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547488752
Bread And Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson Pdf
2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Rosa’s mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs, and Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are endangering their lives by marching against the corrupt mill owners. After all, didn’t Miss Finch tell the class that the strikers are nothing but rabble-rousers—an uneducated, violent mob? Suppose Mamma and Anna are jailed or, worse, killed? What will happen to Rosa and little Ricci? When Rosa is sent to Vermont with other children to live with strangers until the strike is over, she fears she will never see her family again. Then, on the train, a boy begs her to pretend that he is her brother. Alone and far from home, she agrees to protect him . . . even though she suspects that he is hiding some terrible secret. From a beloved, award-winning author, here is a moving story based on real events surrounding an infamous 1912 strike.
Everyday Roses
Paul Zimmerman
Author : Paul Zimmerman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1600857787
Everyday Roses by Paul Zimmerman Pdf
Forget the fuss and embrace modern roses as you learn how to grow and care for rose hybrids in a guide that also lays to rest common rose myths and flawed rose care instructions.
The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns
Margaret Dilloway
Author : Margaret Dilloway
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101588871
The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns by Margaret Dilloway Pdf
Winner of the ALA Reading List Award Difficult and obstinate. Thriving under a set of specific and limited conditions. That pretty much describes me. Maybe that’s why I like these roses so much. Roses are Galilee Garner’s passion. An amateur breeder, she painstakingly cross-pollinates her plants to coax out new, better traits, striving to create a perfect strain of her favorite flower, the Hulthemia. Her dream is to win a major rose competition and one day have her version of the bloom sold in the commercial market. Gal carefully calibrates the rest of her time to manage the kidney failure she’s had since childhood, going to dialysis every other night, and teaching high school biology, where she is known for her exacting standards. The routine leaves little room for relationships, and Gal prefers it that way. Her roses never disappoint her the way people have. Then one afternoon, Riley, the teenaged daughter of Gal’s estranged sister, arrives unannounced to live with her, turning Gal’s orderly existence upside down. Suddenly forced to adjust to each other’s worlds, both will discover a resilience they never knew they had and a bond they never knew they needed.
Because of the Roses
Sarah Taggart
Author : Sarah Taggart
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595460595
Because of the Roses by Sarah Taggart Pdf
When, as a consequence of an automobile accident, sisters Patsy and Kate discover remarkable wall paintings of roses in a ramshackle old house, they are tormented by the realization that the paintings will be lost if the house is destroyed. Their obsession with saving the house, and therefore the paintings, results in possible danger as new friends lead them into the surprising world of international art. Their horizons expand as the mystery surrounding the paintings gradually unfolds, and their personal worlds are thereby enlarged and enriched in unexpected ways.
Book of Roses
Francis Parkman
Author : Francis Parkman
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429014311
Book of Roses by Francis Parkman Pdf
Renowned American historian and leading horticulturalist Francis Parkman (1823-1893), briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, wrote "The Book of Roses" specifically for American rose enthusiasts. The book contains information on the culture, training and propagation of roses, as well as descriptions of rose families, groups, and best varieties. According to Parkman biographer Howard Doughty, "[Parkman] was among the foremost of American rose-growers. He is said to have had at one time over a thousand varieties in his garden, and "The Book of Roses," which he published in 1866, was for many years a standard manual of the subject." Beautiful black-and-white illustrations accompany the text.
Fresh Cut Roses from Colombia and Ecuador
United States International Trade Commission
Author : United States International Trade Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Cut flower industry
ISBN : UCSD:31822016895757
Fresh Cut Roses from Colombia and Ecuador by United States International Trade Commission Pdf
For the Roses
Julie Garwood
Author : Julie Garwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780671870980
For the Roses by Julie Garwood Pdf
In 1860s New York, an abandoned baby girl is found by four boys and they adopt her. In time, the boys start a ranch in Montana and she grows up to be a beautiful woman. One day there arrives at the ranch a handsome Scottish lawyer, looking for an English lord's daughter kidnaped two decades earlier. By the author of Prince Charming.
Wind Daughter
Joanna Ruth Meyer
Author : Joanna Ruth Meyer
Publisher : Page Street Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9781645674368
Wind Daughter by Joanna Ruth Meyer Pdf
"A companion novel to Echo north"--Title page.
Five Roses
Alice Zorn
Author : Alice Zorn
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459734265
Five Roses by Alice Zorn Pdf
2017 Evergreen Award, Forest of Reading — Nominated A sister. A baby. A man who watches from the trees. Fara and her husband buy a house with a disturbing history that reawakens memories of her own family tragedy. Maddy still lives in the house, once a hippie commune, where her daughter was kidnapped twenty-seven years ago. Rose grew up isolated with her mother in the backwoods north of Montreal. Now in the city, she questions the silence and deception that shaped her upbringing. Fara, Maddy, and Rose meet in Montreal’s historic Pointe St-Charles, a rundown neighbourhood on the cusp of gentrification. Against a backdrop of abandonment, loss, and revitalization, the women must confront troubling secrets in order to rebuild their lives. Zorn deftly interweaves the rich yet fragile lives of three very different people into a story of strength and friendship.
A Curse of Roses
Diana Pinguicha
Author : Diana Pinguicha
Publisher : Entangled: Teen
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781682815106
A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha Pdf
Based on Portuguese legend, this #OwnVoices historical fantasy is an epic tale of mystery, magic, and making the impossible choice between love and duty... With just one touch, bread turns into roses. With just one bite, cheese turns into lilies. There’s a famine plaguing the land, and Princess Yzabel is wasting food simply by trying to eat. Before she can even swallow, her magic—her curse—has turned her meal into a bouquet. She’s on the verge of starving, which only reminds her that the people of Portugal have been enduring the same pain for years. If only it were possible to reverse her magic. Then she could turn flowers into food. Fatyan, a beautiful Enchanted Moura, is the only one who can help. But she is trapped by magical binds. She can teach Yzabel how to control her curse—if Yzabel sets her free with a kiss. As the King of Portugal’s betrothed, Yzabel would be committing treason, but what good is a king if his country has starved to death? With just one kiss, Fatyan is set free. And with just one kiss, Yzabel is yearning for more. She’d sought out Fatyan to help her save the people. Now, loving her could mean Yzabel’s destruction. A Curse of Roses includes themes, imagery, and content that might be triggering for some readers. Discussions of religious-based self harm, religious-based eating disorders, and religious-based internalized homophobia appear throughout the novel.
Roses Down Under
Dawn Eagle
Author : Dawn Eagle
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781483692586
Roses Down Under by Dawn Eagle Pdf
The rose is undoubtedly the most popular garden flower in the world. When settlers came from the Northern Hemisphere to Australia and New Zealand they brought their treasured roses with them. Roses Down Under follows the way roses may have been introduced into both countries where they not indigenous. In each country enthusiastic gardeners and Rosarians such as Alister Clark and Ron Bell in Australia and Ken Nobbs and Sam McGredy in New Zealand were inspired to develop their own varieties. There is a chapter dealing with the complexities of hybridisation, going through the process step by step, so the reader can follow in their footsteps. Various rose breeders from both countries, both professional and amateur, are listed, together with numerous photographs of their significant varieties. These illustrate the differences, as well as the similarities, of roses produced in Australia and New Zealand since the days of the first settlers. The Victoria State Rose Garden at Werribee, outside Melbourne, has been chosen to represent the large number of rose gardens in Australia, with many photographs illustrating the diverse collection of roses growing there. In New Zealand, the Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden in Timaru was chosen because of the comprehensive nature of roses planted in that very interesting garden. The final chapter asks where roses will be in the future. Will varieties produced in each country be similar, or very different? One thing is sure. They will always be, for gardeners, the Queen of Flowers.
WISDOM, APPLES & BLACK ROSES
Robert Thompson
Author : Robert Thompson
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781480927131
WISDOM, APPLES & BLACK ROSES by Robert Thompson Pdf
Wisdom, Apples & Black Roses by Robert M. Thompson From a lifetime of his own experience, and from scores of interviews and conversations with people from all walks of life and from all over the world, Robert M. Thompson has distilled what he considers the essential principles of wisdom and how to attain them. Concise and pithy, Wisdom, Apples & Black Roses is a guide to the most basic questions of how a human being should think and live. A salient feature of Thompson’s presentation is the “anecdotes” he gives to illustrate and prove his points. These charming short stories add wit and color to his ideas and provide refreshment for his readers, and the sketch he offers of his own life grounds his thoughts in the reality of trials and tribulations we all share.
Wild Roses Are Worth It
RMB Rocky Mountain Books
Author : RMB Rocky Mountain Books
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1771604859
Wild Roses Are Worth It by RMB Rocky Mountain Books Pdf
Roses and Rot
Kat Howard
Author : Kat Howard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481451185
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard Pdf
Imogen and her sister Marin escape their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, whether it be art or love in this critically acclaimed debut novel from “a remarkable young writer” (Neil Gaiman, American Gods). What would you sacrifice for everything you ever dreamed of? Imogen has grown up reading fairy tales about mothers who die and make way for cruel stepmothers. As a child, she used to lie in bed wishing that her life would become one of these tragic fairy tales because she couldn’t imagine how a stepmother could be worse than her mother now. As adults, Imogen and her sister Marin are accepted to an elite post-grad arts program—Imogen as a writer and Marin as a dancer. Soon enough, though, they realize that there’s more to the school than meets the eye. Imogen might be living in the fairy tale she’s dreamed about as a child, but it’s one that will pit her against Marin if she decides to escape her past to find her heart’s desire.