The roses are exploding
This one is named Gertrude Jekyll, in honor of a very famous English gardener who died in 1932. She created or collaborated on over 400 gardens in the UK. Most famously, she worked with famous architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and together they invented cottagecore.
Her brother was friends with RL Stevenson, so she was probably that Jekyll, too.
She didn’t develop this rose; is was named for her by the rose specialist David Austin (who, I have just discovered, died in 2018). He specialized in breeding old-fashioned roses.
Yes, yes…of course it needs to be in color.
May 26, 2025 — 6:23 pm
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