Early Life, Family and Training Primrose Roper was born on 19 April 1908 at 25 Harley Street, St Marylebone. She was the daughter of Vaughan Harley and Mary 'Ming' née Blagden. Her arrival on Primrose Day placed her within a specific London context that would inform her later connection to landscape and botanical subjects. Her upbringing in Marylebone provided a stable foundation before she moved into the rigorous technical training r…