The legacy of the rose

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

It's almost a year since Zehra Zaidi told us the remarkable story of John Ystumllyn, an 18th century African gardener in North Wales, as part of our Hidden Horticulturists series. This week she's back with the joyful news of a new rose that has just been launched to commemorate his life. It's believed to be the first rose named after an ethnic minority Briton. Author Simon Morley tells how a fusion of Chinese and European rose species created the repeat-flowering garden roses we know and love today, and Julia Bridger of Keyneston Mill in Dorset explains the history and selection of roses grown for fragrance. For links to more information please visit rhs.org.uk/podcast or check out our show notes.

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.0	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of.
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth.
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth.
0:23.7	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.5	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:32.4	They're not just a plant, really.
0:34.8	They are a family member in your garden.
0:39.7	Something that you greet as soon as they've got their first bloom, you're fighting off the aphids, consoling with them when they've got
0:45.3	black spots, giving them a good sorting out when they need their pruning. What could be more
0:50.9	quintessentially English than a rose-covered pergola on a summer's day?
0:56.3	In our most beloved literature in films, there are deep associations with roses.
1:02.2	You know, from Romeo and Juliet, what's in the name?
1:05.5	That would she call a rose? Or the little prince.
1:08.9	It's the time you've wasted for your rose
1:11.1	that makes your rose so important.
1:13.3	It's iconic.
1:15.2	I love roses because there's something so glamorous about them.
1:20.1	At the last count, I have over 40 roses in my garden,
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