Les Roses des jardin d'aujourd'hui. 2025. illus. (col.). 348 p. 4to. Hardcover.

How did the wild rose become the subject of so much care, classification, cross-breeding and perseverance? What knowledge, techniques and dreams have shaped thousands of varieties?

From the birth of the horticultural profession to the rise of industrial rose gardens, from the early days of hybridisation to the recent sequencing of its genome, this book traces, with precision and sensitivity, the horticultural, scientific and cultural destiny of the rose. It reveals the subtleties of its identification, the controversies surrounding its nomenclature, the secrets of its flowering, and the hopes associated with its fragrance. It also recounts the work of gardeners, floral beauty contests, changing tastes, and the promises of biotechnology.

At the crossroads of botany, history, art and poetry, this book is a captivating, erudite and lively account of the most symbolic of flowers. (Telia, 2025:11).