"Howard Walters served the American Rose Society and its membership for decades, most notably as its President, President Emeritus, author, and lecturer. He received the highest commendations of the Society - the ARS Gold Medal and the Joseph and Marion Klima Gold Medal for Rose Education. This volume is a compilation of the thirty-two years of his columns bearing the title Rosarian Ramblings that were published in the American Rose for the first time in September 1970 and continuously until the March 2003 issue, just a month before his death. Howard writes from experience. His advice is based on results he has achieved in his garden. It is not simply folklore that has been passed down from rosarian to rosarian without validation. The reader will find his writings to be as much fun to read as they are informative." Dr. John T. Dickman