Welcome to the Voorhies courtyard Garden of Ladyes at UC Davis. Ours is a theme garden based on new English Roses named after women in famous works of English literature. All but one of the patented hybrid roses we have chosen for this garden have been created by David Austin ("Father of the English Rose"), who likes to name his flowers after characters in English literature, especially those found in the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare. We invite you to take this virtual tour of the garden and learn a little about each of the ladies.