prefix

raiser

country

namesource

A.L.

Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy

USA

named in legacy of his mother Arlene of Caproz Dahlias

Aartsen's

G. Hierden Aartsen

NL

from family name

Abacus

David Hill, Abacus Nurseries

UK

name of nursery

Abridge

Jack Kinns

UK

Lived in Abridge, Essex UK

Acacia

Bev and Garfield Andrew

NZ

named after acacia tree

Adam's

Jack Adams

USA

Named after (Jack) Adams

Adirondack

Aemstel

Twuyver

NL

Aitara

Bill (William) Tapley

AUS

Alauna

Michel Robert

F

name of old roman town close to his garden in Normandy. Now called Valognes, district called Alleaume, french for Alauna

Alden

Frank Rossack

AUS

Name of nursery in Victoria

Alfra

Charles/Jane Opichka

USA

Allendale

Moody

Alloway

Jock Stitt

NZ

Named after an area in Scotland

Alltami

H D Williams

UK

Lived in Alltami, Mold, Wales

Almand's

Jack Almand

USA

from own name

Alpen

William McClaren

USA

Named after Alpen Nursery of Kalispell, Montana USA

Alpine

Alva's

V Frost

NZ

Second christian name of his daughter

Amaran

Roger Stevens

UK

Amberley

R A Cook

UK

lives in Amberley Road, Enfield, Middx, UK

Amgard

Dave Bates

UK

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

Amorangi

Roger Ingham

UK

Anda's

D Slangen

NL

Andries

Clement Andries

NL

Named after Andries

April

J Shaw

AUS

Araluen

Ron Wilkes

AUS

Name of his house in NSW Aus

Arnside

George Fallows

UK

Ashton

Askwith

Eddie H Cawkwell

UK

Lived at Askwith

Astra

Brian Frost

UK

Worked for Vauxhall Motors, making Astra cars

Athelstan

S J Twitchell

UK

lived in Athelstan Road, Hemel Hempstead

Austin's

William Dykstra

USA

lives in Austin Street

Avenue

Avoca

Roger W Turrell

UK

from house name

Avon

L. Staite & Sons

UK

Avon nurseries on banks of Warwickshire Avon river

Ayers

Harold and Mabel Ayers

USA

Aylestone

Ray Hastings

NZ

used to live in Aylestone, Leicester, England

Aztec

Vic Hale

UK

Badger

John H.Thiermann

USA

Badger

Walter B. Senty

USA

Balgo

Ballego's

Jan G Ballego and sons

NL

Named after (Jan) Ballego

Bar

Dean Barnes

USA

From Bar(nes)

Barbarry

Barry Davies

UK

From Bar(bara) and Barry Davies

Bargaly

R (Bob) J Farley

UK

Bargaly is name of farm where he worked

Baron

Ron Miner

USA

From Bar(bara) and Ron Miner

Barret's

Barret

family name

Barth's

Georg Barth

D

family name

Barton

W Marsden

UK

Barwal

Bay State

Mrs Joyce Sterling

USA

Lives in Massachusetts, known as the Bay State

Bedford

Eugene Woznicki

USA

Lived in Bedford, Ohio, USA

Belred

Umphenour

USA

Bercliff

Cliff Heeley

UK

Ber(yl) and Cliff Heeley

Berger's

Nestor Berger

D

family name

Berliner

H Severin

D

Biddenham

E (Jock) Richards

UK

Named after Biddenham district of Bedford UK

BJ's

Jim Lamson

USA

from nursery name

BJ's

Morris

USA

Bloom's

Louis/Marnie Bloom

USA

From (Louis & Marnie) Bloom

Bloomquist

Paul Bloomquist

USA

From (Paul) Bloomquist

Blyton

L Stothard

UK

lives in Blyton, Linolnshire UK

Bo-

Eugene Boeke Jr

USA

From BO(eke)

Boom Boom

P K J Smits

NL

Boram's

Arthur Boram

USA

family name

Bracken

Neville W Naumann

AUS

Lived in Bracken Ridge, Queensland, Australia

Brackenhill

Eric Furness

UK

Worked in Brackenhill Park, Bradford

Bramhall

Lander

UK

Breckland

R Sandford

UK

Bristol

Dan/Kathy Franklin

USA

Lived in Bristol, Indiana USA

Bristol

Daniel Dearborn

USA

Britland

penman

NZ

Brook's

N Brooker

AUS

from Brook(er)'s

Brookfield

Dr D. Gareth Rowlands

UK

Lived in Brookfield Rd, Bedford UK

Brookside

Dr J W T Hurt

USA

Bruthen

Buckeye

Harley T Peck (Golden Rule DG)

USA

Bull's

Brian (Bernie) F Bull

NZ

Named after (Brian) Bull

Bychan

J Davies - wales

UK

Lived in Bychan,Wrexham, N Wales UK

C J's

Chet Haus

USA

Cabo

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

USA

Camano

Richard/Susan Ambrose

USA

Lived in Camano Island, Washington State USA

Campo's

Bob Keesling, (Campo Bello Farms)

USA

Named after Campobello, South Carolina USA

Campo's

Campobello DF (R Keesling)

USA

Named after Campobello, South Carolina USA

Candover

E J Tucker

UK

lived in Candover, Hampshire, UK

Canley

L Cole

UK

lived at Canley, Coventry UK

Cannell's

H Cannell & Sons

UK

family name

Canoz

Wayne Holland and John Menzel

C/AUS

from CANada and OZ(Australia)

Cantab

A G Ward

UK

Named after Cambridge University UK

Canyon

Ed Corning

USA

Caproz

Arlene & Carl Probizanski (dahliadel)

USA

named after Caproz dahlia nursery

Caproz

Dahliadel (Warren Maytrott)

USA

Cara

Aldo Bonini

C

carreg

Carol Bright

UK

Carstone

Joe Kidd

UK

used to live in a village Stone Carr, then moved to house he called carstone

Cascade

Anthony DeRooy

USA

Cascade

Jim Thompson

UK

Cedar

Henry W Franz

USA

CG

Kevin Larkin

USA

initials of Corralitos Gardens

CG

Kevin Larkin/Karen Zydner

USA

initials of Corralitos Gardens

Chautauqua

Lawrence L. Wallace

USA

Cheal's

J Cheal & sons

UK

from own name

Chemar's

Cherokee

W D Ricks

USA

Cherrywood

A W Booth

UK

Cherwell

Mrs June Davis

UK

Named after local river Cherwell, near Banbury, Oxon UK

Chiltern

Keith S Fleckney

UK

Lived on Chiltern Hills at Tring, Herts UK

Chimacum

David/Leone Smith

USA

Lived in Chimacum, Washington USA

Christie

Mrs Joan Matulick

AUS

Lives in Christie Beach, Adelaide, South Australia

Claremont

H S Winrow

UK

Lived in Claremont Avenue, Maghull, Liverpool, UK

Clariam

William Wolbert

USA

Classic

Verwer Gebr

NL

Clearview

Richard & Danielle Parshall

USA

Clearview is the name of the small crossroads community located near where they live in unincorporated Snohomish County, Washington State,USA

Clifton

P Clifton

USA

from own name

Colorado

Calvin Cook

USA

nursery in Colorado

Colval

Colin Crouch

UK

Col(in) and Val(erie) Crouch

Colwood

Jack Vandament

C

lives in Colwood, Victoria

Como

Merv Ray

AUS

Cordyline

L L Boland

NZ

Coriel's

Cheri Corriel

USA

from own name

Corn

Cornelius

SA

from Corn(elius)

Cortez

Norman W Lewis

UK

Named after spanish explorer of Mexico

Corton

John Harbord

UK

Lived in Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk UK

Country

Donald Warden

USA

Coxwell

M Greenaway

UK

lives in Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire UK

Creekside

Brian & Carol Killingsworth

USA

Named after Creekside Dahlia farm, 3447 Whitepath Road, Ellijay, Georgia 30540 Usa

Cribden

R Wade

USA

Crichton

Arthur Lashlie

UK

Lived in Crichton Avenue, Chester-le-Street, Co.Durham UK

Crossfield

W Summerscales & Son

UK

Named after Crossfield Nurseries, Middlestown, Wakefield, W Yorks UK

Croydon

Harry K Brand

AUS

Cryfield

Fred Wilson

UK

Named after Cryfield farm where he worked

Cyclamen

AUS

Daisy

Harold Miller

USA

Daleko

George Krzywycki

UK

Dana

Ralph Cook

UK

Dandie

Mike Valler

USA

From Dandie nurseries

Dania's

Danum

Fred Oscroft

UK

Named after roman name for Doncaster, UK

Daroja

R Currl

AUS

Davar

Jim A J Whitton

UK

from Da(hlia) var(Iabilis)

Davenport

Alan Dunlop

UK

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

DD

Ken Diede

USA

from name D(ie)D(e)

DD

Rodger Mcdonald

NZ

Initials of previous nursery - Delightful Dahlias

Deerwood

Ron Schofield

USA

Lived in Deerwood Ct, Winston, Oregon USA

Dema

Gaynor W Parker

AUS

Devon

Charles Smith

AUS

Lives in Devon, Tasmania, Australia

Diamond

Ray Lawrence

NZ

Dikara

Roy Rogers

UK

from the names of his daughters DIAna and KARen

Dixie's

Dixie DG (Albert Hendricks)

USA

from Dixie gardens

Dokoupil

Emil Dokoupil

CZ

family name

dormont

W Kavchek

USA

Down's

R Grant

AUS

Dunshelt

W (Davy) Paterson

UK

Named after Dunshelt Nurseries, Ladybank Road, Dunshelt, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland UK

Duston

Golby

UK

Nursery at Millway, Duston, Northampton UK

E.L.

Norman

USA

Eagle Rock

J J Broomall

USA

lived in Eagle Rock

Eastwood

John A Sharp

UK

Lived at Eastwood Drive, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, Essex UK

Eden

P M Casserley

UK

lived in Eden Road

Edgeway

Duncan Ward

UK

House name

Edron

Eddie & Roni Morcilla

C

From Ed(die) and Ron(i)

El

Hodgson

Elgico

Gilbert Johnson

USA

Ellerby

F M Gardner

NZ

Elmbrook

C W Hawkins

UK

Lived at Elmbrook Road, Cheam, Surrey UK

Elmdon

Arthur Ross

UK

Lived at Elmdon, Solihull W Mids UK

Elnor

Les Norton

NZ

First initial plus three letters from his surname

Elvidair

V J Woodhouse

NZ

Engelhardt's

Kurt Englehardt

D

Englefield

Setterfield

Entrup's

Theodore Entrup

D

family name

EV

Barry & Sonia Hall

USA

from E(merald) V(alley)

Everlys

K Fox

USA

Everton

Mrs M Brown

AUS

Fairway

Peter Cleaver

UK

Falkirk

Donald S Buchanan

UK

Felida

Eric Toedtli

USA

name of municipal area where he lives, comes from felid (latin for cat) plus 'a' added by postmaster

Fern Ridge

Robert Wilson

USA

Fern Ridge is a reservoir near his home in Oregon

Ferncliff

David Jack

C

owns Ferncliff Nursery

Fernhill

Ted E A Fuller

UK

used to live in Fernhill Road

Fernie

Fidalgo

Richard Matthies

USA

used to live on Fidalgo Island, Washington

Fitzy's

Fitzgerald

USA

after own name

Flora's

J C H Nuyens (Nuijens)

NL

Fordhook

Formby

George Harding

AUS

Franlyn

J Swanton

UK

G W's

Gerald Wolfe (GW Flowers)

USA

From G(erald) W(olfe)

Gallery

Verwer Gebr

NL

Verwer is old dutch name for "Paintermen"

Gambier

Mick Zeunert

AUS

Gateshead

B & B Hall

UK

based in Gateshead, England

Gay

Gaynor W Parker

AUS

Named after Gay(nor Parker)

Geerling's

Cor Geerlings

NL

Named after (Cor) Geerlings

Gilwood

Terry Gillam

UK

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

Gitts

Nick Gitts (Swan Island Dahlias)

USA

Named after (N) Gitts

Glenbank

Gar Davidson

AUS

Glenmarc

Alf Hardingham

AUS

from sons GLEN and MARC

Goshen

Curt Sell

USA

Grayval

Garham Switalla

NZ

Gray(ham and val(erie)

Greenacres

R E Boore

UK

Greenway

W S Johnson

UK

lives in road called Greenway

Grenidor

John Carrington

UK

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

Gryson's

Willy Gryson

B

family name

Hallwood

O. Derek Passey

UK

Hamari

Pi (W) Ensum

UK

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

Hamilton

Glen Hamilton (Estate Brook Nurseries)

C

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

hapet

Peter Haslhofer

A

Has(lhofer )pet(er)

Harlech

L K Turner

UK

Haseley

Bill Daffern

UK

Nursery based at Haseley Knob, Warwick, UK

Hawkwell

Gee

Haywood

Harold H Beever

UK

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

Helen's

Helen Bair

USA

Named after Helen Bair

Heljo's

J van der Haven

NL

Herb's

Herbert Smith

USA

From Herb(ert Smith)

Hern's

Ray E. Hern

USA

from own name

Hexton

Roger Stevens

UK

Lived at Hexton Quay, Plymouth UK

HG

Ray/Iris Jones

USA

Homestead Gardens is on the homestead of the parents of Bonnie Jones Morin.

Higherfield

D Pickles

UK

Lived at Higherfield, Skipton Old Road, Colne.Lancs UK

Highgate

A J Robinson

UK

Lived at Highgate, London N6 UK

Hillcrest

Les Jackson

UK

had an allotment on Hillcrest site at Carlisle

Hillcrest

pre 1966

Hillesley

F H Raines

UK

lived in Hillesley, Gloucs, UK

Hillier

Vin G. Charlton

AUS

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

Hilltop

Buddy Dean

USA

from Nursery name

Hillview

Noel Edge

AUS

Hockley

S J Spencer

UK

Nursery at Hockley in Essex, UK

Hoek's

L A Hoek

NL

Named after (L A) Hoek

Hollyhill

Ted (Ken) & Margaret Kennedy

USA

live near top of hill on Holly Lane

Holmeview

W Marsden

UK

house is named holmeview

Hornsveld

Hornsveld

NL

family name

HP's

Herbert Pace

USA

from H(erbert) P(ace)

HS

Verwer Gebr

NL

happy singles

Humansdorp

pre 1966

Hy-

Wayne Holland

C

Picked "HY" as prefix because he hates long names when labeling! And clever names like "Hy Fashion" also become possible.

I M

Roy Takeuchi

USA

Iirish

Steve and Sandy Boley

USA

Illini

Dr. A. E. White

USA

Inca

George Brookes

UK

Named after Inca tribe of Peru