Wednesday, August 26, 2009
August 26, 2009
"The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for Him there." George Bernard Shaw
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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.
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2009/08/18/go/go04.txt
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.
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2009/08/18/go/go04.txt
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
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.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
July 5
The Monk's Catalogue of Flowers dedicated to St. Edana on this day is the Double Yellow Rose - Rosa sulphurea today called Rosa hemisphaerica.
The rose is one of the most used flowers in a Mary garden. The word rosary meant rose garden. In the middle ages the rose was the queen of flowers, symbol of the Virgin Mary (read The Image of the Rose). Many rosaries are made with rosebuds. Get a free blessed rose petal from the Our Lady of the Roses Shrine.
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