Welcome To Lovely Victoriana's Rose Garden "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name, would smell as sweet." - Shakespeare Rose gardens of the Victorian era were filled with exuberant beauty. Roses scampered and roamed wherever they wished and the smell of their fragrant petals wafted through the summer air. Ladies would collect rose petals and use them for fragrant potpourri, talcs and perfumes. Of course, roses themselves made for beautiful arrangements throughout the Victorian house. "I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds 'round my neck." - Emma Goldman HOME