“Flowers are our miraculous tools from the heavens, entities of light and magic the we can feel and touch in this dimension. Flowers channel the essence of the fairy realm into our world, offering themselves as the ultimate design in creation, grace, and fancy.”
~Paulette Cole, from the foreward in Flowers for the Home
“From a chance encounter, gardeners, like lovers, often form lifelong relationships of great intensity. You see a plant, your eyes widen, your pulse accelerates, and huskily you ask even complete strangers its name, importunately tugging at coat sleeves.”
~ Our Life in Gardens
“Flower beds are a perfumed paradise for fairies that desire beauty above all else. Every flower has its own fairy to care for it, which explains why most of my own fairy encounters have taken place in the garden.”
~ Fairyopolis, A Flower Fairies Journal
“No need for journeying, Seeking afar;
Where there are flowers, There fairies are . . .”
~ How to Find Flower Fairies
The winner of my Fairy Little Christmas-in-July Giveaway~
a copy of Cicely Mary Barker’s magical book,
How to Find Flower Fairies. . .
Suzi Lapere!
Congratulations Suzi~ email me your address and the Flower Fairies will be on their way to you!
Remember to tread gently in the garden, there may be a fairy afoot, or in the case of The Butchart Gardens, thousands :)
Congratulations to Suzi! We had a little rain yesterday for the dancing fairies! :D :D Gorgeous flowers!
Mary, your mosaics are gorgeous! Congrats to Suzi for winning the book.
Mary, beautiful prose to go along with all those fabulous floral images! I am clapping my hands….. I believe!
Oh my goodness! I am so excited to win this very special book. I feel especially blessed today :-) thank you.
Mary, this post is a lovely way to start the week! Your images and words sing to my heart. Congratulations to Suzi. Oh, wouldn’t it be lovely to be among those hyacinths at Butchart Gardens at this very moment! ~ Sarah
As Yvonne said, beautiful prose and GORGEOUS pictures!!! I adore flowers and am SO anxious to plant NEW things at the new house! We will have SUN for the first time in 28 years and I am over the moon:):) A BIG congrats to Suzi. XO, Pinky
Congratulations to Suzi on winning such a wonderful book! Mary, the photos of the flowers are all breathtakingly beautiful…! You have a magic lens for an eye!
Mary, those flowers are exquisite (peonies are my very favorite), and what a nice thing to have a give away. Congratulations to the winners! –Lucinda
Mary, your post is so magnificently eloquent. The photos of the flowers are so real-like that I feel I can just touch them thru the screen!!…Those gardens in Victoria are on my “bucket list”….Beyond spectacular!
Congratulations to Suzy…oh, that lucky lady!!!
Gardens, how I love them and you more than do them justice with your beautiful photos. I totally sense the color and texture.
I know that you published your recipe for the beautiful flower fairy cake but I’ve looked through the site and cannot find it. Would you please send a link? I want to make it for Easter. Thank you for all the beauty you give to this world.
Hi Linda, No recipe required! It’s a store bought angel food cake cut in thirds, layered with lemon curd, whipped cream & berries. You can find it here: http://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2011/05/24/how-to-find-flower-fairies/