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I'm looking for ideas.


Ralph is a fine elderly gentleman who walks his collies in our park. Sadly one of his dogs, Gypsy was put to sleep last week. I am looking for a plant, maybe a rose, that we could give him,  with Gypsy in the name?
I would be very grateful for any ideas.
Many thanks
Katy

There is actually a rose called Gyspy Boy, any use?

What a lovely thought.

Ah...nearly there, Gypsy was a female border collie. I don't know if we could get away with Gypsy Boy.

It is particularly sad as Gypsy was my friend Ralph's, daughter's dog, and his daughter died about ten years ago. So as you can imagine, he is feeling it rather hard.
He is a truly amazing chap, he is 86, racked with arthritis, but he walked his dogs Gypsy and Roy every day no matter the weather.
We would really like to show him how much we care.

So any more ideas..... I have been looking on the internet, but haven't come up with quite the right thing yet.

Hi there,

Maybe this would be your best idea SS. This site allows you to name your own rose which I think is a wonderful idea!!   :D

http://worldofroses.com/acatalog/World_of_Roses_home.html

Hello, if you head over here http://www.complete-gardens.co.uk/online/online-search-plant-garden-suppliers.php, and put as your search term: gipsy (and then repeat using 'gypsy')....


- Clematis Gipsy Queen (e.g. http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/plantfinder/clematis%20'Gypsy%20Queen'.htm
- Crocus Gypsy Girl (e.g. http://www.avonbulbs.com/res/30)
- Hyacinthus Gypsy Princess
- Hyacinthus Gypsy Queen (e.g. http://www.jparker.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.standard&category_id=486&page=1)

Also, if you use the RHS plantfinder http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp, and use the gipsy/gypsy searches... you end up with a lot of other possibilities, ranging from alliums to geraniums to hostas.

- Dianthus gypsy star