Roses are present in the garden, as they are “the only flowers that impress people” (Mansfield 2581). Mrs. Sheridan orders so many lilies that Laura thinks it must be a mistake, saying “no one ever ordered so many” (Mansfield 2584). Satterfield states that “the floral images throughout the story serve to remind the reader of the subtlety of Laura's world. The flowers are splendid, beautiful and, what is not said, short-lived. He goes on to say that Laura "can see only the beauty and not the death of the flower, and cannot see that, in many ways, she herself is very much like a flower." The Sheridans' delicate life must end. He is beautiful like flowers, but also like flowers, sooner or later he will die. As Darrohn says, “Sheridans operate under the illusion that their easy life is natural…rather than produced through the labor of others.” This idea can also be illustrated by the flowers in the story. The roses that fill the gardens are the work of the gardeners who “rose from the dawn” (Mansfield 2581). It seems to Laura that “hundreds, yes, literally hundreds [of roses] were born in a single night…as if visited by archangels” (Mansfield 2581). The reader can see through the flowers that the Sheridans have a rosy outlook on their lifestyle