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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Benedict Smith

Queen hails rose named for 18th-century black gardener as symbol of community

PA Wire

The Queen has said she hopes visitors to the gardens of Buckingham Palace will reflect on the “friendship and community” represented by a newly-planted rose named after one of Britain’s first black gardeners.

The John Ystumllyn rose, commemorating the 18th-century horticulturist, is believed to be the first bearing the name of an ethnic minority Briton.

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