August 26, 2009

"The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for Him there." George Bernard Shaw

Flowers pay tribute to Virgin Mary

Flowers pay tribute to Virgin Mary
By Nate Robson / The Citizen

Monday, August 17, 2009 11:42 PM EDT

A once forgotten religious tradition will be revived when thousands of flowers fill Saint Mary's Church in Auburn to pay homage to the church's namesake.
The displays will transform the neo-gothic-style church into a temporary Mary Garden by using flowers named after the Virgin Mary's attributes. Cont.
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August 25

Another Sunflower today, the Helianthus multiflorus is the "many flower" sunflower and was dedicated to St. Lewis. Every-Day Book is Lewis, many other sources it's Louis. Use this sunflower at the back of borders, combine with ornamental grasses and use as cut flowers. It grows 4-6 ft.



The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8

August 24, 2009

Sunflower Helianthus annuus, one of Ben's favorites to grow is dedicated to St. Bartholomew


Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:9

August 23

Tansy Tanacetum vulgare is today's flower dedicated to St. Philip Beniti according to the Every-Day Book actually spelled Tanzey in the book.