Showing posts with label national rose month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label national rose month. Show all posts

Monday, June 7, 2010

June is National Rose Month

If you are one of those people who feels there needs to be a reason to give roses, then look no further than National Rose Month!Roses have always represented beauty and love, but there is other symbolism associated with them, and not just the red roses. White roses are linked to the Virgin Mary, who was known as 'the rose without thorns". White roses also are associated with death, but more

Sunday, June 21, 2009

National Rose Month

Did you know that June is National Rose Month? The rose has a long history of symbolism, and here are a few fun facts about roses you may not have known:*George Washington was the first rose breeder in the United States.*Over a billion roses are sold annually!*Samuel de Champlain brought the first cultivated rose to North America in the 17th century.*The most popular modern rose is "Peace", shown