Roses In the Month of May
Although June is National Rose Month, Roses actually start blooming in May. In fact, all of my Rose shrubs (except for one shrub) are in bloom right now.
Roses in American History
As the most popular flower in America (and the world, for that matter), it’s no surprise that roses made their way into the most famous house in America — the White House.
On November 20, 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared the rose the national floral emblem of the United States while standing in the White House Rose Garden.
The rose is also the state flower for North Dakota, Georgia, Oklahoma, New York and Iowa.
The White House Rose Garden was started in 1913 by First Lady Ellen Wilson.
Presidents still use the White House Rose Garden as the location for bill signings, press conferences, and diplomatic meetings.
It’s believed that George Washington was one of the first American rose breeders.
W. H. Davies, ‘In May’
Yes, I will spend the livelong day
With Nature in this month of May;
And sit beneath the trees, and share
My bread with birds whose homes are there …
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk—honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
― Samuel Scoville Jr.
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Roses In the Month of May
Although June is National Rose Month, Roses actually start blooming in May. In fact, all of my Rose shrubs (except for one shrub) are in bloom right now.
Roses in American History
As the most popular flower in America (and the world, for that matter), it’s no surprise that roses made their way into the most famous house in America — the White House.
On November 20, 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared the rose the national floral emblem of the United States while standing in the White House Rose Garden.
The rose is also the state flower for North Dakota, Georgia, Oklahoma, New York and Iowa.
The White House Rose Garden was started in 1913 by First Lady Ellen Wilson.
Presidents still use the White House Rose Garden as the location for bill signings, press conferences, and diplomatic meetings.
It’s believed that George Washington was one of the first American rose breeders.
W. H. Davies, ‘In May’
Yes, I will spend the livelong day
With Nature in this month of May;
And sit beneath the trees, and share
My bread with birds whose homes are there …
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk—honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
― Samuel Scoville Jr.
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