2006: - Climbing Roses of the World
Author: Charles Quest-Ritson
Publisher: Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, United States of America –Cambridge, United Kingdom
Year: 2003
Language: English
ISBN: 0-88192-563-2

Illustrated with 200 photographs, this book describes the nearly 1600 old and new climbing roses still in cultivation, of which some 400 are available commercially around the world. A personal judgment is almost always expressed, as this is not an impersonal catalogue, but the work of a connoisseur who has minutely observed, compared and evaluated.

2006: - De elegantie en de roos
Author: Ivo Pauwels
Publisher: Lannoo Terra, Belgium
Year: 2000
Language: Dutch and French
ISBN: 90-209-3919-X

This book tells the story of the Lens family and, more specifically, that of the life and work of the Belgian hybridizer, Louis Lens (1924-2001.) While he bred many famous roses, including the Hall of Fame winner ‘Pascali’, Louis Lens devoted much of the last 25 years of his life to the breeding of musk hybrids.

2006: - Designing with Roses
Author: Tony Lord
Publisher: Francis Lincoln Ltd. (United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)
Year: 1999
Language: English, German, Swedish
ISBN: Hardcover – 0711212910
Softcover – 0711217149

This book explores all the possibilities of using roses in the garden. After chapters on the heritage of the rose and rose gardens, sections detail the use of roses on structures, as punctuation points in the garden, in mixed borders and in wild gardens.

2006: - The Joy of Roses
Author: James Young with David Ruston
Publisher: 4CPublishers Pty Limited, Australia
Year: 2004
Language: English
ISBN: 09752-3400-5

This book offers a commonsense guide to successfully growing roses by James Young, in consultation with David Ruston, one of the world’s leading rosarians. Each of the 800 photos in the book is well described and has been photographed by James using the latest digital technology.

2006: - La Rose de France
Author: François Joyaux
Publisher: Imprimerie Nationale, France
Year: 1998
Language: French
ISBN: 2743302518

This book throws new light on the history of Rosa gallica as La Rose de France. Based on meticulous research into contemporary catalogues and archives, and careful comparisons of Gallica collections in France and elsewhere, it gives detailed descriptions and history of the 200 or so varieties that still survive today. This is the definitive working reference book on Rosa gallica.

2006: - Spirit of the Rose
Author: David Lloyd and Annie Beagent
Publisher: Spirit of the Rose Ltd., United Kingdom
Year: 2004
Language: English
ISBN: 09543939-0-2

This book describes the many different relationships that people have with the rose. Fascinating contributions from a diverse group of writers provide a wonderful tapestry to illustrate the meaning of the “Spirit of the Rose”, fully illustrated with fine rose photography by David Lloyd. Contributing authors range from Shakespeare to Robert Burns to Thomas Moore to modern day gardeners, hobbyists and professionals. All amplify the many interpretations of the message, “Spirit of the Rose”.

2009: - All About Roses
Author: Dr. Tommy Cairns
Publisher: Meredith Books (Ortho Books), United States of America
Year: 2007
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-696-23217-6

This book presents expert growing techniques together with a comprehensive guide to more than 350 of the best roses for the garden. It is the best-selling rose book in North America and is specially directed to encourage and promote rose growing amongst the general public. This latest edition has been updated and expanded to include the latest and most exciting developments in rose breeding.

2009: - Indigenous & Wild Roses of Pakistan
Author: Dr. Mahmooda Hashmi (Mrs.)
Publisher: Dr. Mahmooda Hashmi, Pakistan
Year: 2006
Language: English

This book covers in detail the various dimensions pertaining to Pakistan's treasure of wild and indigenous roses as well as its age-old rose culture. The first section of the book deals with the "indigenous" roses of Pakistan (such as Rosa damascena) that have been grown on a mass scale for centuries. The second section covers the wild roses of Pakistan and where today more than 33 named species have been identified.

2009: - Lyon-Rose
Author: Pierrick Eberhard
Publisher: Editions Lyonnaises D'art et D'histoire, France
Year: 2007
Language: French
ISBN: 978-978-2841-47-6

This book explores all aspects of the three century love affair (1796-2006) between the city of Lyon and the Rose. It looks at its many famous hybridizers, its three most famous roses 'La France', 'Soleil D'Or and 'Peace', the creation of the French Rose Society in 1896, the current renaissance in Old Garden Roses, roses in painting and much more. It also contains 400 photos and original documents.

2009: - The Quest for the Black Rose
Author: Ingrid Verdegem, Anne Ronse, Anne-Sophia Rondeau
Publisher: Stichting Kunstboek, Belgium, in association with Ulmer Verlag, Germany
Year: 2006
Language: Dutch, German, English
ISBN: 978-90-5856-159-6

This book attempts to write the history of the black rose from three seperate angles. The first is the history of dark roses from their very first traces in herbals and Middle Ages images right up to the dark Hybrid Teas of the 1950s. The second is an explanation of the genetics of color pigments of roses and why 'black' flowers are so difficult to create. The third section highlights present day dark roses and the hybridizers behind them. Garden roses and cut roses are both discussed.

2009: - Rose Art
Author: Anne-Sophia Rondeau
Publisher: Rustica, France
Year: 2008
Language: French
ISBN: 978-2-84038-796-1

This book consists of forty imaginative floral compositions, created by six leading French florists (J.F. Bouchet-Odent, T. Boutin, R. Eberwein, A. Lechantre, H. Pothier and G. Moulis) using roses in unusual places, in bouquets and in other unusual ways. The inspiration for this book was Nature itself.

2009: - Rosenwelten
Author: Bernd Weigel, Klaus-Jürgen Strobel, Thomas Marschall, Sabine Kübler, Helle Brumme, Eilike Vemmer, Peter Pfliegensdoörfer, Volker Wissemann
Publisher: German Rose Society
Year: 2008
Language: German

This book was published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the German Rose Society. It outlines the history of roses and rose breeding in Germany, the history of the German Rose Society and the most important rose personalities along the way.

2009: - TEA ROSES - Old Roses for Warm Gardens
Author: Lynne Chapman, Noelene Drage, Di Durston, Jenny Jones, Hillary Merrifield, Billy West
Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd., Australia
Year: 2008
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-877058-67-7

Teas - once almost forgotten - are now being acclaimed as superb roses for warm gardens. Bred for a century or so from 1820, they were descended mainly from Chinese garden hybrids introduced into Europe in the early nineteenth century. Teas brought characteristics that had not been seen before in European roses. These included an intriguing multi-layered fragrance; a new range of colours; a higher-centred flower shape; gently nodding heads; and a bushy, twiggy growth habit. Even more importantly, the Teas whose ancestors came from temperate to subtropical areas of China bloomed almost continuously in favourable conditions and did not need a dormant period. The authors aim to bring together the observations and knowledge they have accumulated about the Teas and to tell something of their past history. The authors grow most of the Teas known in Australia, and these are a large proportion of those commercially available elsewhere. Consequently, the information given about them will be relevant wherever these roses are grown.