Roseraie de Berty

Roseraie de Berty

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Mail order Rose-nursery

309 species and varieties are dispatched bare-root from November till March.
No chemical fertilizers or other chemicals are used anywhere on our land or in the garden.

Orders

In order to help you choose the roses you wish to order, we place at your disposal 2 catalogues which are meant to be used together : a black and white descriptive catalogue and a catalogue with offset colour photographs.

The descriptive catalogue contains details of 309 varieties classified by height and chronologically according to their history. You will also find advice and prices.

The colour catalogue contains one photograph per variety in the same order as in the descriptive catalogue, i.e. 309 colour photographs and a few shots of the garden.

Descriptive catalogue: free

Colour catalogue: € 10

Please write to receive the catalogue, stating your address very clearly.

On receipt of a cheque for € 10, or a postal order of € 15
if you live out of France, we will send you our catalogue. Please state if you also wish to receive the descriptive catalogue.

For orders catalogues and roses, please send your mail to :

Roseraie de Berty - 07110 Largentière

Tél : 04.75.88.30.56 - Fax : 04.75.88.36.93

Payment by cheque or postal order to Roseraie de Berty

We are a family nursery and care about direct relations with our customers,
this is why we do not make sales on line

Purchasing roses at the nursery

It is also possible to collect bare-root roses at the nursery by appointment on Monday
and Thursday at least 3 days in advance, and only from November 1th to March 31st.

A few examples...

Ref.:	Date	Section	Variety	Colour	cm	number of petals	height/width	flowering
226	1879	Noi	Madame Alfred Carrière, obtained by Schwartz; a great classic: is often found in old, even neglected gardens; its colour and fragrance, its airy growth adds to the romantic aspect of the rose. Blooms continually on fine long stems with hardly any thorns. Does well in a half shady position.	ivory-pink remontant then turning white	8	20 to 40	4 X 4 or more	T.R.

Ref.	Date	Section	Variety	Colour	cm	number of petals	height/width	bloom
234	1917	CHT	Lady Hillingdon, obtained by E.J.Hicks, a rose with an apricot like fragrance, matching its colour. The flowers are big and supple with few but large petals. The young shoots are violet and the leaves a glossy dark green.	apricoti repeat with carmine spots	9	10 to 20	4 x 2 or more	T.R.

Ref.	Date	Section	Variety	Colour	cm	number of petals	height/width	flowering
148	1739	A1	Maiden’s Blush (Cuisse de Nymphe) Grown since 1550, but probably much older. This famous rose with its perfectly formed flower turned towards the sky and its abundant rich perfume is a real gift from heaven that blooms nearly two months a year.	pale repeat carnation	8	over 40	2 x 1.5	N.R.

Ref.	Date	Section	Variety	Colour	cm	number of petals	height/width	flowering
258	1921	H luc	Albertine Obtained by Barbier, crossing R. luciae with Mrs A.R. Waddell, a charming variety that blooms in spring with splendid flowers and a strong scent. Prefers half shadow.	coppery-pink dark pink buttons	9	over 40	5 x 4 often more	N.R.

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To Visit the Rose-garden:

Our country roads are narrow, so to avoid traffic problems,
we ask you to respect the instructions :

To come to Berty : follow signs starting next to the church of Largentière.
The exit road passes through the village of Joannas.

When you leave Berty, turn left (opposite direction from arrival), go straight on until you meet the Largentière-Valgorge road.
This goes through Joannas and from there to Largentière.

By following these instructions and treating the roads as one-way only, you will avoid meeting other cars head-on in places too narrow to pass.

Spring 2007 :

The garden will be open from May 17 to June 9, holidays and sundays included, from 10am to 18.00pm.

Income : 4 Euros - Free for children under 12.

Please do not bring your dog, it will not be allowed in the garden and will be miserable in your car, which is unpleasant. Unhappy barking dogs can ruin the day for everyone.

The visit is free except for the groups which have to make a special appointment ahead of time.

At the rose-garden, roses in containers are for sale, but we don't ship them.
We will be happy to welcome you at the tea-room.

The itinerary is sign-posted from Largentière (6 km) as of May 17th.
Please drive slowly. As the access road is a narrow dirt road, please leave by way of Joannas.

Garden Care

We’d like to let you know that a former collaborator has settled in the Gard
and will be happy to offer his advice and services as a gardener.
He is well versed in the cultivation and care of old roses .

He works in the area of Uzès, as well as the "basse Vallée du Rhône"
and the "Alpilles".
Please contact :
Christian Biette "Poirier Janin" 30580 La Bruguière

Tél: 04 66 72 84 97 / 06 72 09 46 42

e-mail : christianbiette@yahoo.fr

Let's go into the garden …

The shrub rose Mozart along the edge of the field

Veilchenblau and Albertine

A cascade of Paul Transon

The arch covered with Adélaide d'Orléans

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Animations:

Plant Fair :	The "Roseraie de Berty" at the Courson Plant Fair near Paris

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BOOKS:

Eléonore Cruse is author or co-author of four books

Les Roses Sauvages
Etudes et Communication Editions, 30120 Le Vigan, octobre 2001
Texts Eléonore Cruse and Christian Catoire, photographs by Eléonore Cruse, preface by Michel Lis
Price: € 37 + € 6,50 mailing costs for France
= € 43,50

The first book entirely devoted to species roses with an inventory of the 150 kinds that grow in the wild in the northern hemisphere by Christian Catoire (pomologist at the Centre International de Recherche Pomologique et de Documentation Fruitière at Alès-Gard). The first part contains descriptions and photographs in alphabetical order. Eléonore Cruse set off to discover certain varieties in rose collections, botanical gardens and in the wild. The second part contains the description of her findings during her walks and those of a friend in China, her way of identifying the roses, photographs and her reflections.

Roses (mini book) Editions du Chêne,

Published in april 2002 Photographs by Paul Starosta, text by Eléonore Cruse
Price : 12,50 € + 6,50 € postage costs for France
= 19 €

This little book of over 300 pages presents 200 varieties of old roses classified in chronological order of their appearance in horticulture; emphasis is laid on the different styles, useful for the restoration or creation of an old-fashioned garden.

Roses anciennes Editions du Chêne

Published in February 2005 Photographs by Paul Starosta, text by Eléonore Cruse
Price : 20 € + 6,50 € postage costs for France
= 26,50 €

This book of 126 pages presents studio portraits of more than 400 varieties of old roses and wild species classified in order of the families they belong to, according to botanical experts. Commentary and advice added by the author in this artistic book.

Publishing of a new book in March 2007 :

"Leçons pour un jardin de roses"

Photographies of Béatrice Pichon
Author: Eléonore Cruse.
Editions du Chêne, 310 pages Published in march 2007.
Price : 39,90€ + freight : 6,50€, Total : 46,40€
With Béatrice Pichon's photographies, the author is explaning the thousand possibilities of creating a rose-garden,
each of them being a kind of lesson for anyone.

These four books can be ordered directly from the nursery by sending a cheque if you live in France
or a postal order from abroad.

The Rose-garden is closed in summer.
Pay attention : Dogs are not allowed in the garden.
You are in a private residence.
Thank you for care.

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