Happy Planting...

Happy Planting she said to me after spending hours smelling the flowers at the outdoor garden.I had purchased two flowers; Lavender and Blanket. Both flowers came with 'how to care' instructions, but what they didn't come with was information on their benefits. Everything has a purpose in life, a way to benefit another.

I arrived home with flowers to plant. Being the reader/writer that I am I decided to get familiar with my flowers before placing them in soil, not knowing what's about to take root. I grabbed my scrap book and started clipping. I choose different words/pictures that I wanted to take root or continue to grow in my life, just like the flowers. I affirmed many things and I prayed about everything. I laughed with myself a bit too because I remember when I use to live such a carefree life, giving no attention to simplicity and it's gifts. I pulled out dictionaries, magazines, the atlas and my world books. Yes, I needed to know even where these flowers came from. Laughing with myself again; for choosing to research the old way instead of running to google, although it did end there. After expanding my mind, here is what I found...

Lavender is mentioned often in the Bible, not by the name lavender but rather by the name used at that time--spikenard. Another ancient Christian reference to lavender involves how it got its scent. The plant is believed to have been taken from the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve. However, the powerful perfume came later. According to legend, the clothing of baby Jesus bestowed the scent when Mother Mary laid them upon a bush to dry. This may explain why the plant is also regarded as a holy safeguard against evil. In many Christian houses, a cross of lavender was hung over the door for protectionflower grows best in direct sun and is said to be used most as an air freshner because its smell is strong.

Blanketflower is a cool season, slender, short-lived perennial, with fuzzy light green leaves. Its flowers are typically bright red with yellow tips. Blanketflower is native to most of the western states, the upper Great Plains, around the Great Lakes, and in portions of New England. It is said that the Blanketflower attracts butterflies. ~Celebrating Flowers

Wow, I was amazed with my research, next it was time to script...
                              "We choose what we care to root, we love what turns from root to leaves to blossom; we water, we clip, we even talk to it at times, we smell with such delight, we place them behind our ears, or in our hats, we give them in love, we hang them upside down to dry out and keep longer... if you were researched what would be your details, where did you come from, are you walking in love leaving behind a scent of calmness, are you accepting of the sun and able to adjust in shade, are you colorful, with a strong stem, what do you attract...

Lavender, Blanketflower and my scrap book