Mother’s Garden – May 2012 Cherry Trees and Flower Significances Other than the first major revision of the nearly 900 significances Mother gave to flowers and the subsequent two-volume edition with colour photographs, there has not been much written on the messages that flowers give to the world. It is well documented that some people have the ability to see fairies at work in the garden and in fact in all of Nature. What we need now are people to develop the inner communication with flowers to be able to give their essential message or ‘spiritual signif

Mother’s Garden in Georgia – Mid May 2012 Beauty in Art – The Regal Peony The peony, beloved of flowers in the orient as well as in temperate climates is prized for the beauty of its form the fragrance and abundance from early spring until the onset of hot weather. As there are innumerable types of peonies, a subject too vast to cover in an article, we will focus only on those peonies grown in Mother’s Garden. Mother has given the peony the significance “Beauty in Art” and here is Her comment.

Mother’s Garden in Georgia – Early Spring The Power of Beauty Magnolias, Daffodils and More Before we look at these magnificent harbingers of spring let us contemplate what Mother has written about discovering the significances of flowers. We reproduce below Her comment in Her hand. Lorsqu'on est en rapport conscient avec son propre être psychique on s'aperçoit qu'il y a un psychique impersonnel derrière toute la création et alors à traverrs lui on peut entrer en rapport avec le

Mother’s Garden in Georgia – April 24, 2012 In Honour of the Mother’s final arrival in Pondicherry, April 24, 1920 Hellebores and Iris The Lenten Rose (Helleborus) are about to scatter their seeds in shady areas throughout Mother’s Garden. They have become a special delight for me as they are in bloom throughout the winter and still blooming when I return from the Ashram in March. The flowers are modest, usually nodding, and subtle in their colour range. New colours appear frequently as the plants, much like my beloved

Mother’s Garden in Georgia – June 2012 Collective Harmony One of the stunning displays of early summer is the flowering of hydrangeas. To these Mother has given the name “Collective Harmony”, and Her comment is powerful, revealing and of great significance in these turbulent days. “Collective harmony is the work undertaken by the Divine Consciousness; it alone has the power to realise it.” There are four major types of hydrangea and they vary from immense shrubs to compact miniatures.

Mother's Garden in Georgia Introduction Mother's Garden in Georgia, in the southern part of the U.S., is north of the capital, Atlanta, a drive of about an hour and a half. The area is at the foothills of the three thousand mile Appalachian mountain range. Spring is long, summer is hot and humid reminding one of Pondicherry, autumn is beautiful and winter, though once every few years a light snowfall descends, is usually mild until freezing temperatures in mid January. In late February the first daffodils (Power of Beauty) appear in masses of 10,000-20,000. Soon after the strikingly beautiful hybrids of the ÔCup and Saucer' magnolias (Magnolia soulangeana) and the sta

Mother’s Garden in Georgia - April 10, 2012 Lilacs and Fragrances For the past week, wherever I walk in Mother’s Garden the fragrance of lilacs, even in the slightest breeze, trills the soul. Though this is a climate said to be too warm for lilacs they flourish in Mother’s Garden and in pocket microclimates in this area. Perhaps the influence of the lake has something to do with certain cultivars blooming for us regularly. I don’t really know but I do know that their perfume is enchanting and one never tires of it. We do have a he

Mother’s Garden - April 1, 2012 Spring! Flowers are the moment’s representation of things that are in themselves eternal. Sri Aurobindo Not only beauty but destruction as well this week in Mother’s Garden. A worker failed to watch the fire in the burn pit and a strong wind came up and blew sparks onto the leaves and the woods caught fire. Huge rhododendrons fifteen years old were destroyed at the border of the garden. For the past weeks we have all been praying for the fires at Ol ari Nyiro the 100,000

MOTHER'S GARDEN - March 21, 2012 Abundance of Beauty Azaleas and Rhododendron Jet lag is over, five months of mail sorted out, taxes sent in, suitcases unpacked and now – into Mother’s Garden. This is the earliest onset of Spring I can remember. Temperatures have been in the low 80's (28C) for days and everything is breaking dormancy. Bird song fills the air from early morning. The deep red Cardinals fly into the bushes bordering the road to build their homes in the haven of Mother’s Garden. Twice n