shortraiser

raiser

country

prefix

namesource

Aartsen,GH

G. Hierden Aartsen

NL

Aartsen's

from family name

Adams

Jack Adams

USA

Adam's

Named after (Jack) Adams

Allwright

Allwright

Pinewood

name of his nursery

Almand

Jack Almand

USA

Almand's

from own name

Ambrose

Richard/Susan Ambrose

USA

Camano

Lived in Camano Island, Washington State USA

ambrose pfx

Richard/Susan Ambrose

USA

Island

Lived in Camano Island, Washington State USA

andrew

Bev and Garfield Andrew

NZ

Acacia

named after acacia tree

Andries

Clement Andries

NL

Andries

Named after Andries

anselmo

Norman/Dawn Anselmo

USA

Inland

ayers

Harold and Mabel Ayers

USA

Ayers

bagnall

Bagnall

AUS

->Bagnall

after own name

bair

Helen Bair

USA

Helen's

Named after Helen Bair

Ballego

Jan G Ballego and sons

NL

Ballego's

Named after (Jan) Ballego

ballego pfx

Ballego

NL

Leiden

Nursery at Leiden 2405, Netherlands

barker,r

Ray Barker

UK

Sunray

barlow,a

A Barlow

UK

Storrs

name of area where he lives

barnes,d

Dean Barnes

USA

Bar

From Bar(nes)

barret

Barret

Barret's

family name

barron

Dan Barron

UK

Millbank

Named after Millbank Nurseries, Maghull, Lancs UK

barth

Georg Barth

D

Barth's

family name

Barwise

Joe Barwise

UK

Towneley

lived in Towneley, UK

Bateman

Don Bateman

UK

Sheldon

bates

Dave Bates

UK

Amgard

Anagram of family initials (Anthea Margaret Graham Allan Rosemary Dave)

bates,j

John Bates

C

Niagra

The area where he lives

bateson

Peter Bateson

UK

->Bateson

Named after (Peter) Bateson

batty

G W Batty

UK

Millwood

beever

Harold H Beever

UK

Haywood

Lived at Haywood Park, Deepcar, Nr Sheffield, Yorks UK

bennett2

Bennett

AUS

Myall

berger

Nestor Berger

D

Berger's

family name

billinge

W John Billinge

UK

Jobi

From Jo(hn) Bi(llinge)

bloom

Louis/Marnie Bloom

USA

Bloom's

From (Louis & Marnie) Bloom

bloomfield

Robert Bloomfield

USA

Myrtle's

bloomquist

Paul Bloomquist

USA

Bloomquist

From (Paul) Bloomquist

boeke

Eugene Boeke Jr

USA

Bo-

From BO(eke)

bohemia

Bohemia Bulbs

CZ

jewel

boland

L L Boland

NZ

Cordyline

boley

Steve and Sandy Boley

USA

Sandia

named after Sandia mountains in New Mexico where his brother's ashes are scattered

boley,pfx1

Steve and Sandy Boley

USA

SB

named after SB Gardens

boley,pfx2

Steve and Sandy Boley

USA

Iirish

bonini

Aldo Bonini

C

Cara

bonneywell

Bill/Ida Bonneywell

USA

Snoho

Lived in Snohomish, Washington USA

boore

R E Boore

UK

Greenacres

booth,a

A W Booth

UK

Cherrywood

Booth,e

Eric Booth

UK

Spennythorn

boram

Arthur Boram

USA

Boram's

family name

bourke

Carol Bourke

NZ

Riverlea

Comes from the name of the private maternity home Carol was born in, and she has always lived near a river

boyer

Mac/Norma Boyer

USA

Manor

From Ma(c) and Nor(ma) Boyer

boylan

Peter Boylan

UK

Monaaghan

born in County Monaghan, Ireland

braithwaite,nz

Braithwaite

NZ

Tiki

Brand

Harry K Brand

AUS

Croydon

bright

Carol Bright

UK

carreg

brocklehurst

Allen Brocklehurst

AUS

Kwinana

Township near Perth, Western Australia

brooker,n

N Brooker

AUS

Brook's

from Brook(er)'s

Brookes

George Brookes

UK

Inca

Named after Inca tribe of Peru

broomall

J J Broomall

USA

Eagle Rock

lived in Eagle Rock

brown

John Brown (Brown&Such)

UK

Perran

Lived at Perran, Braywick Rd, Maidenhead, Berks UK

brown,h&b

Harvey&Beverly Brown

USA

Mo Bay's

from Mo(nterey) Bay

brown,m

Mrs M Brown

AUS

Everton

Brudenbeck

Brudenbeck

USA

Sagamore

buchanan,d

Donald S Buchanan

UK

Falkirk

Buckley

Brian D Buckley

NZ

Tui

Name of a native NZ bird

Bull

Brian (Bernie) F Bull

NZ

Bull's

Named after (Brian) Bull

burden

P Burden

UK

->'B'

Named after initial of B(urden)

burrell,p

Peter Burrell

NZ

Kotare

Maori name for the Kingfisher

burton,us

Dave & Betty Burton

USA

Stillwater

campobello

Campobello DF (R Keesling)

USA

Campo's

Named after Campobello, South Carolina USA

Cann

W A Cann

UK

Purbeck

cannell

H Cannell & Sons

UK

Cannell's

family name

canning

J Richard/Shirley Canning

USA

->C

Named after initial of C(anning)

Carrington

John Carrington

UK

Grenidor

from sons GRE(gory) and NI(gel) and wife DOR(een)

casserley

P M Casserley

UK

Eden

lived in Eden Road

cawkwell

Eddie H Cawkwell

UK

Askwith

Lived at Askwith

charlton

Vin G. Charlton

AUS

Hillier

lives on Hillier Road, was part of Hillier Farm about thirty years before

cheal

J Cheal & sons

UK

->Star

cheal pfx1

J Cheal & sons

UK

Cheal's

from own name

checkley

A W G Checkley

UK

Knowle

Lived at Knowle Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham UK

Chester

G J Chester

UK

->Chester

family name

clack

Ron/Ginger Clack

USA

->Angel

clark,d

Derek Clark

UK

Nunton

shortened form of Nuneaton in UK

clark,j

John Clark

UK

Sorrento

favourite holiday destination in Italy

clark,j sfx

John Clark

UK

->Clark

Named after (John) Clark

Cleaver

Peter Cleaver

UK

Fairway

clifton

P Clifton

USA

Clifton

from own name

cole

L Cole

UK

Canley

lived at Canley, Coventry UK

collins,w

Willis Collins

USA

Skagit

Connell

Les Connell

USA

Tahoma

cook,c

Calvin Cook

USA

Colorado

nursery in Colorado

cook,ra

R A Cook

UK

Amberley

lives in Amberley Road, Enfield, Middx, UK

cook,rk

Richard Cook

UK

Snowfire

Based on changing hair colour

cook,rk sfx

Richard Cook

UK

->Snowfire

Based on changing hair colour

Cook,rw

Ralph Cook

UK

Dana

Cooper,e

Ernest Cooper (Jescot Dahlias)

UK

Jescot

Lived at Jescot, 14 Upper Bognor Rd, Bognor Regis, Sussex UK

cornelius

Cornelius

SA

Corn

from Corn(elius)

corning

Ed Corning

USA

Canyon

corriel

Cheri Corriel

USA

Coriel's

from own name

cox,s

Steve Cox

A

steven's

craggs

George & Vincent Craggs

UK

Tunstall

raised dahlias at Tunstall Manor Gardens near West Hartlepool, UK

craig

Charles Craig

USA

Madison

lives in Madison (Wisconsin)

crawford

Crawford

USA

Jax

crouch

Colin Crouch

UK

Colval

Col(in) and Val(erie) Crouch

cruger

Bud (Lloyd?) Cruger

USA

Melqua

Lived at Melqua, Roseburg, Oregon USA

cunnard

Colin Cunnard

NZ

Maltby

Lives in Maltby Avenue

Currie

Fred T Currie

UK

Mistill

had 2 cats, Mist(y) and (G)ill

currl

R Currl

AUS

Daroja

daffern

Bill Daffern

UK

Haseley

Nursery based at Haseley Knob, Warwick, UK

Dahliadel

Dahliadel (Warren Maytrott)

USA

Caproz

daniel

Joe Daniel

AUS

Rokewood

Lives in Rokewood, Victoria, Aus

darling

E W Darling

USA

Milton

davey,nz

Alastair Davey

NZ

Rural

lived in a Rural area,getting deliveries from farming origins

Davidson

Gar Davidson

AUS

Glenbank

davies

Davies

UK

Wyndal

Davies,b

Barry Davies

UK

Barbarry

From Bar(bara) and Barry Davies

davies,j2

J Davies - wales

UK

Bychan

Lived in Bychan,Wrexham, N Wales UK

davis,j

Mrs June Davis

UK

Cherwell

Named after local river Cherwell, near Banbury, Oxon UK

dean,b

Buddy Dean

USA

Hilltop

from Nursery name

dearborn

Daniel Dearborn

USA

Bristol

DeRooy

Anthony DeRooy

USA

Cascade

diede

Ken Diede

USA

DD

from name D(ie)D(e)

dixie dg

Dixie DG (Albert Hendricks)

USA

Dixie's

from Dixie gardens

Docherty

Frank Docherty

UK

->Doc

Named after (Frank) Doc(herty)

Dokoupil

Emil Dokoupil

CZ

Dokoupil

family name

donaldson

Donaldson

USA

Renfrew

duncan

Mrs F E Duncan

NZ

Pari Taha

Dunlop

Alan Dunlop

UK

Davenport

Lived in Davenport Drive, Brunton Park, Gosforth, Newcastle UK

Dunn

W L Dunn

UK

Trelawney

house named trelawney

durrant

Eddie Durrant

UK

Kiwi

Named in honour of relatives in New Zealand

dykstra

William Dykstra

USA

Austin's

lives in Austin Street

eckhoff

Louis.Patti Eckhoff (Sea-Tac D.G.)

USA

Sea-

from Sea-(Tac) gardens - between Sea(ttle) and Tac(oma)

eckhoff1

Louis.Patti Eckhoff (Sea-Tac D.G.)

USA

Cabo

Edge

Noel Edge

AUS

Hillview

ellison

Nancy Ellison

USA

Northwest

Englehardt

Kurt Englehardt

D

Engelhardt's

Ensum

Pi (W) Ensum

UK

Hamari

Lived at Hamari, 23 The Hollands, Worcester Park, Surrey UK

Entrup

Theodore Entrup

D

Entrup's

family name

F&M

Fisher & Masson (Sanhican Gardens,

USA

Sanhican's

Named for Sanhican Gardens

fallows

George Fallows

UK

Arnside

farley

R (Bob) J Farley

UK

Bargaly

Bargaly is name of farm where he worked

Farquhar

Ken & B Farquhar

AUS

Ken's

Named after Ken (Farquhar)

Faust

Conrad Faust

USA

Piedmont

fenton

Elaine J Fenton

NZ

Otara

Used to live in Otara street in Christchurch

fenton pfx

Elaine J Fenton

NZ

Kaka

name of a New Zealand parrot

Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald

USA

Fitzy's

after own name

Fleckney

Keith S Fleckney

UK

Chiltern

Lived on Chiltern Hills at Tring, Herts UK

Flood

Geoff H A Flood

UK

Suffolk

Lived in Beccles, Suffolk UK

fox,k

K Fox

USA

Everlys

franklin,d

Dan/Kathy Franklin

USA

Bristol

Lived in Bristol, Indiana USA

Franklin,w

W (Bill) Franklin

UK

Lismore

franz

Henry W Franz

USA

Cedar

frater

John W Frater

NZ

Taratahi

Maori name of district where he used to live, means "independent" or "stands alone"

Frost

V Frost

NZ

Alva's

Second christian name of his daughter

Frost,b

Brian Frost

UK

Astra

Worked for Vauxhall Motors, making Astra cars

Fuller

Ted E A Fuller

UK

Fernhill

used to live in Fernhill Road

furness

Eric Furness

UK

Brackenhill

Worked in Brackenhill Park, Bradford

gardner

F M Gardner

NZ

Ellerby

Gee

Gee

Hawkwell

Geerlings

Cor Geerlings

NL

Geerling's

Named after (Cor) Geerlings

Geisert

Madlyn Geisert

USA

Tioga

Named after Indian tribe

Gentile

Joseph Gentile (Lakewood Dahlia Garden)

USA

Lakewood

from Lakewood Dahlia Gardens

gilbert,r

R F Gilbert

UK

->Gilbert

family name

gillam,t

Terry Gillam

UK

Gilwood

Made up from Gil(lam) and Wood (wife's maiden name)

Gitts

Nick Gitts (Swan Island Dahlias)

USA

Gitts

Named after (N) Gitts

godsmark

P Godsmark

UK

Ryecroft

Allotments in Ryecroft Lane

Golby

Golby

UK

Duston

Nursery at Millway, Duston, Northampton UK

golby sfx

Golby

UK

->Golby

Named after Golby's nursery of Millway, Duston, Northampton UK

graham

George Graham

Canada

Nova

from NOVA (Scotia)

grant

R Grant

AUS

Down's

gray,hf

H F Gray

UK

->Gray

family name

green

R Green

UK

Kingsland

house in road called Kingsland, in Harlow, Essex UK

Greenaway

M Greenaway

UK

Coxwell

lives in Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire UK

griffin

E Griffin

AUS

Scarborough

Lives in Scarborough, Perth, Aus

gryson

Willy Gryson

B

Gryson's

family name

gullikson

Evie Gullikson (Alpen Gardens)

USA

->Gull

Named after (Evie) Gull(ikson)

haaster

Mrs Ans van Haaster

NL

->glow

Hacek

Bob Hacek (Mohawk D.G.)

USA

Mohawk

name of nursery

hale

Hale

Raven

hale,v

Vic Hale

UK

Aztec

hall,b

B & B Hall

UK

Gateshead

based in Gateshead, England

hall,bev

Barry & Sonia Hall

USA

EV

from E(merald) V(alley)

Hall,w

W E Hall

UK

Shirley

Lived in Shirley, Croydon, Surrey UK

Hamilton

Glen Hamilton (Estate Brook Nurseries)

C

Hamilton

Lives at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; actual names after family members

Hammett,k

Keith R W Hammett

NZ

->Hammett

Named after (Keith) Hammett

Hammond

Mr J & Mrs J Hammond

NZ

Tujay's

From the two J's in their names

hanni-wilcox

hanni-wilcox

USA

Vets

Harbord

John Harbord

UK

Corton

Lived in Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk UK

Harding

George Harding

AUS

Formby

hardingham

Alf Hardingham

AUS

Glenmarc

from sons GLEN and MARC

hards

Hards

UK

Kingdown

hardwick,m

Mike Hardwick

UK

->Hardwick

Named after (Mike) Hardwick

haslhofer

Peter Haslhofer

A

hapet

Has(lhofer )pet(er)

Hastings

Ray Hastings

NZ

Aylestone

used to live in Aylestone, Leicester, England

haus

Chet Haus

USA

C J's

haven

J van der Haven

NL

Heljo's

havens

Luther/Pet Havens

USA

Minerva

Hawkins

C W Hawkins

UK

Elmbrook

Lived at Elmbrook Road, Cheam, Surrey UK

Hayes

Arthur Hayes

UK