Who Does Your Garden Grow?
Doug Brenner, co-author of A Rose By Any Name, is my guest this week. Doug is the former editor of Martha Stewart Living and Garden Design magazines. His new book, written with America’s favorite rosarian, and next week’s guest Stephen Scanniello, delves into the fabulous names of America’s favorite flower. We hear about some of the stories behind these varieties, and I also ask him about publishing and garden book publishing. So, we get two behind-the-scenes looks – at roses and publishing.
Here are a few examples of roses (people) in the book: Barbra Streisand, Constance Spry (left), Empress Josephine, Helen Keller, President Herbert Hoover, Queen Elizabeth (below), to drop a few. And other intriguing monikers that might be found in your garden include: Chrysler Imperial, Cherokee Rose, Eglantine, The Fairy, Fashion, Gourmet Popcorn, Green Rose, Shipwreck Rose and the Yellow Rose of Texas.
In all, 48 roses are featured in detail, and nearly 1500 more mentioned. By the way, do you know about a holy rose, or a cut flower that fetched a price equal to a full day’s pay?
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