Marian Garden

The month of Mary is a tradition in the Catholic Church that goes back centuries. Honoring Mary with flowers originated in the Middle ages, extending through the 5th and 15th centuries in monasteries, most notably by Irish Saint Fiacre in the 7th century AD, who started the first known garden dedicated to Mary. A thirty day devotion called, Our Lady’s 30 Days, was observed in celebration and thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest, beginning with the Solemnity of the Assumption