Laci Grinstead, of Athens, invited members of the Henderson County Master Gardener Association to tour her home rose garden on May 17. In just a few years, she has gathered and planted over 100 varieties of roses, sourced locally, and online from the United States and Canada.
I was listening to an audio recording of the tour provided by a peer, and I heard Grinstead announce names. I assumed she was pointing, as she said, “David Austen, William Morris, Sweet Mademoiselle, and Earth Angel.” This honor roll of names shifted to names inspired by history. Grinstead said, “The red one in the middle is 1812, Acropolis from Canada, Rose of Sharon, …” She was interrupted with a question about a bloom. “Texas Star Hibiscus,” she said without missing a beat. The plant identifications were interspersed with identical reactions from multiple Master Gardeners on the recording, “Wow!” and “Oh!”
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