Giving flower names to girls at birth has a long history. Boys are less commonly named for plants, and then it is generally for trees (former Indiana Senator Birch Bayh comes to mind). Exceptions exist, including the rather Edwardian-sounding Eglantine, which is an old name for the sweetbriar, a variety of rose (Rosa rubiginosa or [...]
Archive for February, 2008
What’s in a Name?
Posted in As Symbol on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Forcing Spring
Posted in As Event on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the winter of 1994 the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York premiered its “Dutch Connection” exhibition, during which thousands of forced bulbs bloomed en masse in the conservatory of Eastman’s mansion. The mid-winter explosion of tulip, narcissus and daffodil flowers was the brainchild of then-landscape curator Deirdre Cunningham. In February 2008 the present [...]
