1.   I never wanted to be an English rose.

2.   In the first, she is a sort of faded English rose.

3.   In the show, the tightly coiled buns had sprung open like English roses.

4.   Named in honor of the venerable plantsman who brought so many old roses back from oblivion, Graham Thomas is one of many English roses developed by David Austin.

5.   Other English roses did fine, so write it off to the vagaries of gardening.

6.   There were no total losses from winter kill during the time of the trial, proving English roses are indeed hardy.

7.   They differed from the English roses in producing hips, bright orange or red fruit that looked attractive deep into winter.

8.   There was precious little flower power about either, with the English roses, the Irish shamrocks and the Scottish thistle all failing to bloom.