Friday, December 6, 2013

History of roses

Roses were used to make an enormous variety of products from eye ointments to scented rosary beads, biscuits, and candies. Towns wives and rural peasants treasured roses. They moved gradually from utilitarian purposes to homeopathic medicine, perfume, and cookery, to being cultural symbols and objects of beauty. Now more than ever they are valued for their beauty and ease with which they grow. Empress Josephine is reported to have played a leading role in popularizing roses.
 The middle classes ensured roses became the principal flower in the garden, indoor decoration, and exhibitions. America adopted roses as their mainstay of their gardens. The peak point of roses is during the 19th century. David Austin's introduction to "English roses" in 1961 has created an increasing interest in roses once again.

5 comments:

  1. Wow Whitney Katri! You have really enlightened me on the use of roses! Thank you so much!

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  2. WOW! Cool info on roses! i hope 2 learn more about roses from ur blog! Keep up the good work :-) LOL. Z.B.

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  3. That's is cool I didn't know that. It's great that you shared it.
    Berenice S.

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  4. Roses are my favorite flower! Thanks for having such a amazing blog about this subject :)

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  5. I love roses too but didn't know anything about their history! That's really interesting. Are you going to post about their meanings today too? Because, besides red or white roses, I have no clue what flowers mean when you give them to someone.

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