Planting Blubs

In our area, this is the time of the year for planting bulbs, corms, and tubers for late winter and spring blossoms.  

We plant a lot of onions and garlic.  We also have a large garden with many iris and narcissus plants.  

“Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred
flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages.
Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved
women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to
take the souls of women to the Elysian fields."
- Hana No Monogatari: The Stories of Flowers

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“The Iris flower is the flower of wisdom. Iris flowers are the emblem of France. Iris Flowers are associated with twenty fifth wedding anniversary. These Iris Flowers grow in the temperate, sub-arctic and warm climatic zones. They are poetry by themselves. There is numerous folk loree on Iris Flowers. It is believed to this day that “pothos” or passion is the son of “Iris” and “Zephyros”. The story unfolds that when the west wind passed through alluring “Iris”, it symbolized the vividness of passion. In Greek, “Iris” meant both a flower and rainbow. Iris Flowers are often termed as eyes of heaven.”
- Iris Flowers  


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