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[fionagardens]

Crab apple blossom. Peak spring.

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[stonesandenergy]

THE HERMIT - Hawthorn (Cratageus)

Hawthorn and the Hermit Card Keywords:  solitude, withdrawal, introspection, analysis, meditation, illumination, maturity, patience, prudence, wisdom, inner understanding, transition, acceptance, peace, tranquility The Hermit hangs his lantern on an aged hawthorn tree, descendent of the legendary Glastonbury Thorn that grew from the staff that Joseph of Arimathea, on a missionary visit to Britain, thrust into the ground. In the distance the Tor itself can be seen appearing in the light of a full moon, like the island tower it once was, looming above the flooded Somerset Levels. This hybrid thorn, a species native to Palestine, like the Hermit, stands alone on the hillside, and unlike our native hawthorns, flowers both at Christmas and at Easter. The hawthorn tree can live to a great age. Its wood is extremely hard and burns with tremendous heat. Like the Hermit, who will pass through this time of transition to accept the passing of youth and welcome the maturity and wisdom of old age, the Glastonbury Hawthorn has come to accept a different climate from that of its native land, with only that strange Christmas flowering as a reminder of its past. In its branches sits a small Chagallian cat, hybrid symbol both of solitude and transition. Hawthorn is one of the sacred trees, the sixth tree of the Ogham cycle, and was used to make garlands for the maypole and as magical protection.

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[saltyloverrebel]

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[fionagardens]

Flowering hawthorn - a month late because of the wet May. Very pretty but lots of thorns.

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[fionagardens]

Two flowering hawthorn trees. The garden is small as previously reported. When I first planted the garden from scratch, it had five more trees than now. A weeping pear, a hornbeam, a twisty willow, and two crab apples. Ahem. Let’s not add up the cost of those wasted plants there. I just hadn’t appreciated how big they would grow & that there would not be space for them. However, in the thinning out of trees, I kept these two flowering thorns as they look so pretty in May. They are not dazzlingly beautiful throughout the rest of year, fine but not amazing. From experience, I can also say they are not good choices for threading Christmas lights through, due to the big thorns. But I love them now, especially when the sky is blue.

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[fionagardens]

I guess the thing about gardening at this time of year is that it’s not particularly pretty. Actually quite a lot of my gardening isn’t terribly pretty. I have now started the great cranesbill geranium division that needs to happen this autumn as a number of plants have become huge and sprawling. Three plants divided, quite a few more to go, but I have started. In terms of technique. I dig up the original plant with a big fork, pull it apart into small pieces, put a piece back i the ground and put the other pieces in pots with compost. Ta da. New plants for next year.

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