My grandfather was a gardener for the royal estates all of his working life.
When he died last year, my grandmother payed £400 for a hybrid rose to be created and named after him. It is a cross between about three or four other roses. Its is called the 'Johnathon Hodge rememberance'. If you could name a rose after someone special for a special reason, who and why?
2007-02-19 06:39:52 · 8 answers · asked by trickyrick32 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My mother. Because she was my inspiration, my rock and my friend. She was also a fantastic rose gardener!
At the end of every growing season she would, what I used to call, 'murder' her roses by hacking them back to within an inch of the stalk. Her rapid use of secateurs would put Edward Scissorhands to shame!
Each summer, the roses would have grown back with a vengeance and the garden (indeed the street!) would be bathed in the fragrance of her labours.
Names such as 'Josephine Bruce', 'Ena Harkness', 'Blue Moon', 'Superstar' and 'Peace' evoke memories of a childhood helping tend bushes of flowers that used to 'bite me' if I mishandled them (the thorns!).
Mom died too young (at 59) and I carefully selected some stems from her favourite home-grown roses, hand-tied them into a bouquet which went with her into the ground.
To this day, I cannot pass a rose without taking in it's heady scent and remembering those flashing secateurs!
2007-02-19 06:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by Brunetteandred 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a great thing to do. I think at this moment in time I would like a rose named after my Gran. Elizabeth Watt. She is 92 this year and a fantastic women. She has no outside help and still cooks and bakes for herself and us.
She was widowed in the late 40's and left with 5 children on her own. She never re-married. She has 7 grand-children and 11 great-grandchildren. She is so open minded for a women of her years and at 39 years of age I can talk to her about anything. She never judges, just listens. I don't remember a time in my life when she has never been there for me and it is so hard not to be near her now as I have moved away, (15 years now) but I see her every-time I go home and make sure my children have time with her.
She always says, don't worry about making time for me when you come home, you have your friends to catch up with.....
2007-02-19 10:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by lynn a 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would name a rose after my mum, who died 18 months ago, I love her still, She doesn't need a rose to remember her, she is with me everyday
2007-02-19 06:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to name the rose after my nana `mary` she died 17 years ago when i was 6 but she was the best nana anyone could have asked for and i think about her everyday!
2007-02-19 08:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by lucyjake3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh that is such a lovely thing ur grandma did, my nana died 5 years ago and it tore me apart, i never thought of a thing like that thank you i might just do it now and she loved yellow roses and birds i dont know what id do but it would def be with roses xx
2007-02-19 09:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scented rose has to be one of the most beautiful flowers of all. the beautyof its formation and the natural scent cannot be beaten ,ahhh----I suppose Iwould name a rose after my parent's .
2007-02-19 07:22:05 · answer #6 · answered by MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister, She died at 25 but she was ill all her life. I would call it ANGEL EMMA as that what my kids call her now.
2007-02-20 06:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by big k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'' Melva's Magic'' for my Mom
2007-02-19 06:49:04 · answer #8 · answered by zzum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋