The phrase "English rose" is often used to describe a girl with a pale complexion and a bloom to the cheeks. When it comes to flowers, though, so many foreign species are flown in from hotter climes ...

The English rose and its beautiful scent is synonymous with gardens up and down the country. But the impact of global warming and a rise in pests has forced commercial growers to shelve certain types ...

You don’t have to be a botany expert to decipher what it means when somebody sends you a rose. Every year on Feb. 14, millions of people exchange the flower to express their love — and upwards of 250 ...

Gardeners like plants that do well for them and, for the Italians, there is no flower more adored than the rose. They have become connoisseurs, creating some of the finest rose gardens in the world.

The rose is the most deeply ingrained flower in human history and human culture. It has been immortalized and integrated into music, festivals, poetry and even wars. It has been used as a symbol of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Despite the recent rains, roses are still at their best, smothering walls and glowing in whites, pinks and ...

Peter McNeil received funding on Luxury from The Leverhulme Trust. The opening of this essay has been workshopped with Prof Giorgio Riello. Before the creation of international systems of cultivation ...

David Austin Roses David Austin Roses, the 28-time RHS Gold Medal winner, has announced its highly anticipated return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, where it will unveil its most prestigious ...