Rose Phobia at the Symphony
Cloth roses put a thorn in side of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s leadership.
The board of the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced March 6, 2026, that music director Andris Nelson would be shown the door. Less than a year and a half earlier, the leadership had
Belated Brides
In Taipei, “comfort women” were honored with white dresses and flowers after 60 years’ disgrace.
Cheng Chen-tao “was a student at Tainan Girl’s School. One day, as she was passing the police station, Japanese police officers seized her and sent her abroad to serve as
Preemptive Peace Rose
Peace preparedness, in the Capitol or the rose nursery, takes foresight and work. And persistence. It’s 2008 all over again. We could use Ron Paul.
(Originally Published: HFP August 2, 2008)
Ron Paul, libertarian Republican, has not been our most favored candidate to be the
Blame the Spencers
For the downfall of sweet peas, fragrance-loving gardeners still point a finger at Althorp and its longtime gardener.
I, but not my cousin Ben, am descended from the Spencer family of England, and even wear the name.
Over the years my dear cousin, a magnificent
Laura Pollán’s Gladiolas of Freedom
The leader of Cuba’s Damas de Blanco has died after winning the freedom of their family members. But the cause goes on, fortified by her defiant flower.
Why symbolism? And, at the root, why flower symbolism?
The direct floral action of Laura Pollán Toledo can
Hawaii’s Delegation to Selma
A feminist and psychologist in London amplifies our story of how leis joined the March from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.
Many thanks to Nona Ferdon for filling in some of the gaps in our story of flowers in the history-making March from Selma to
