The Garden

A shrubby rose bush growing up to six feet tall, Alba Semi Plena, as with most of the regency roses, flowered in the summer.

Maiden's Blush used to be called the Cuisse de Nymph, or 'thigh of the nymph', but that was a little risqué as far as the victorians were considered, so they changed it.

The Old Cabbage Rose, also called Centofilia, or 'the queen of roses' by victorian herbalists. It has been popular since before the 1600s for its heavy fragrance and five-foot arching bushes.

Mentioned in 1597 apothecary books as Velvet Rose, this bloom is now called the Old Velvet Rose or the Tuscany Rose.

The roses were perhaps the most remarkable thing in Talbot's garden, since he would have had to care for the stems on his voyage across the sea. These are some of the varieties of roses he brought over.

It's also noted that Talbot kept lilac trees, which were (and are to this day) popular for their scent and purple colour. Wild strawberries grew on the property as well.