Who Chose the Names for Flowers in My Garden?

  • Post published:11/03/2018
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Who chose the names of flowers in my garden? I have found they often have an old and interesting history.  The names of the roses I have grown remind us of the person who did the naming - or at least of memorable people. In my Heath rose garden I grew Madame Hardy, a rose bred in 1832 by Alexandre Hardy who named it for his wife. The first rose I planted in Heath was named Passionate Nymphs…