Blog #10 - January 18, 2015

Mother’s Garden

One day a man came to me and said he was the son of the lady who founded the Plumeria Society of America and wanted to begin a large composting firm. He asked if I would accept to be in charge of marketing and product formulation and wanted to know if I would take the chance and leave my current position (with an excellent salary) for something unknown and previously untried on a large scale.

Again, I was guided by the Supreme to take the leap and Mother opened another door, one that would test me in many challenging ways but ultimately would allow me to retire with a modest income and devote myself to creating what was to become "Mother's Garden" when we moved to northern Georgia, USA.

Building Mother's Garden with my wife Mary Helen brought into focus all the knowledge that Mother had instilled in me since childhood and Her Garden, begun from a barren landscape (red soil almost identical to that of Auroville) became a paradise of colour and fragrance filled with the songs of birds, the unexpected arrival of animals and the frequent visits of disciples and devotees.

Here are some photographs of Mother's Garden.

Early Spring and the beauty of the Japanese flowering cherry trees given the significance by Mother, 'Smile of Beauty' The early daffodils, 'Power or Beauty' are seen in the foreground.

Early Spring - Deciduous magnolias not shown to Mother because for the moment these are not able to grow in tropical climates. They are graced with thousands of Daffodils, 'Power of Beauty', with the lake as a perfect background.

There are miracles upon miracles in this season and many of them are very small flowers that grow between the cracks of stepping stones or groundcovers, to protect and embellish the beauty of the earth.

Here are two that I would have been so grateful to show to Mother. The first is an early spring groundcover, Phlox subulata and the second, the Blue Star Creeper, Laurentia fluviatillis, seen filling in the spaces between the stepping stones.

Phlox subulata - Creeping Phlox

Laurentia fluviatillis - Blue Star Ceeper


The early spring bulbs offer unparalleled beauty in the landscape, appearing suddenly from the earth.
Here is Chionodoxa - Glory of the Snow.


Looking across the lake - early spring with daffodils - 'Power of Beauty'


The front entrance, in the Japanese Style, with evergreens,
the brilliant red maple, and a pink dogwood.


The magnificent 'Weeping Cherry' - Smile of Beauty
The flower opens light pink and then turns white


Late afternoon photo of the lake


Flower Offering