Description

A beautiful, vibrant art print for any Catholic or Christian home with a special devotion to Mary! This watercolor art print features a statue of the Virgin Mary as the focal point of a colorful garden with a variety of colorful Marian flowers.

• Our art prints are reproductions of original, handmade watercolor paintings. 
• Designs are printed on high quality 19pt paper.
• Art print measures 8×10 inches.
• Art prints are packaged in a plastic sleeve and shipped in a rigid cardboard mailer to prevent bending.
• Frame not included.

A Mary Garden is any garden space that features plants and flowers with names and symbolism relating to Saint Mary, and they often include a small statue of Mary. Historically, Mary gardens have been used to teach about the Christian faith, starting when many churchgoers were illiterate. Priests would use plants whose common names had religious meanings to tell stories that the common people could relate to in their daily lives.

Today Mary gardens are popular in Catholic churches and households for teaching children about Mary and her devotion to God and Jesus. They are also used as a serene environment for prayer and reflection. A Mary garden is a lovely place to pray a rosary or make a special request to Mary.

Mary gardens can be made up of a wide assortment of flowers – they can range from very small with only one or two plants, to quite large and featuring a variety of flowers. To plant a Mary garden, select plants you like which will thrive in your climate that have names or symbolism related to Mary or Christianity. The flowers we included in our art print are:

• Lilacs (“ascension flower”)
• Nasturtium (“St. Joseph’s flower”)
• White lilies (symbol of the annunciation)
• Pink and red roses (symbol of St. Mary – red symbolizes her suffering and pink symbolizes her motherly love. Other rose colors have associations with Mary as well.)
• Marigolds (“Mary’s gold”)
• Daffodils (“Mary’s star”)
• Daisies (“Mary’s star”)
• Columbine (“Our Lady’s shoes”)
• Forget-me-nots (“eyes of Mary”)
• Lily of the valley (“Our Lady’s tears”)
• Periwinkle (“Virgin flower”)