Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Yew Symbolism: Everlasting Life Survival after death Information: This tree hollows out over time to give stability and durability over hundreds of years, regenerating from below. Its longevity is extended into perpetual life by the growth of daughter shoots which flourish around the mother tree as she gradually … More Plants Meditation – 12. Yew
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Ivy Symbolism: Connection Dependence Friendship Immortality Information: Ivy is an evergreen plant, surviving even the hardest of winters, and is immortalised in the ancient carol, “The Holly and the Ivy”. Its association with the winter comes from the bringing in of evergreen plants into places of worship to … More Plants Meditation – 11. Ivy
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Silver Birch Symbolism: Pioneering Fire Resilience Information: Birch is one of the first deciduous trees to wake after the Winter and since ancient times has been seen as representing renewal and new beginnings. The birch tree sheds part of itself almost constantly, whether catkins, leaves, twigs or seeds. … More Plants Meditation – 10. Silver Birch
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Hawthorn Symbolism: Abundance Fertility & New Life Toughness Information: This is a very hard wood, tough enough for making wheels, gear cogs and milling. It burns well, even when green, giving a beautiful light to all around. Traditionally it has also been used as a boundary marker for … More Plants Meditation – 9. Hawthorn
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Rosemary Symbolism: Remembrance Love Purification Information: This herb’s name comes from the Latin, “dew of the sea” and in folklore it is said that it would grow for up to 33 years, attaining the height Christ was when he was crucified. It is a very hardy plant, being … More Plants Meditation – 8. Rosemary
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Purity Symbolism: Purity Opportunity Grace Information: The periwinkle is a fast growing ground cover plant, whose stems take root when upon touching the ground. Some varieties are evergreen, but others die back to the roots during the winter season. As the number five is associated with grace, the … More Plants Meditation – 7. Periwinkle
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Aquelegia / Columbine Symbolism: Innocence Foolishness Gifts of the Spirit Information: The unmistakable columbine is an incredibly varied species, with thousands of varieties, each delicately painted in many different colour combinations. It is the microscopic changes in the cell shapes of its flowers which produce the dramatic changes … More Plants Meditation – 6. Aquelegia / Columbine
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Poppy Symbolism: Sleep Peace Death Resurrection Information: Poppies are versatile plants which thrive in disturbed soil. This explains why many fields which have not been treated with herbicides are shot through with swathes of red in the summer. One single poppy seed-head may contain up to 17000 individual … More Plants Meditation – 5. Poppy
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Lavender Symbolism: Peace & Calm Tranquility Healing Information: Lavender is a wonderful plant in anyone’s garden both for its sheer beauty in colour and fragrance, which can be distilled into an important essential oil which should be a part of any home medicine chest, effective in so many … More Plants Meditation – 4. Lavender
Plants Meditation Image: Wikimedia Commons Plant Name: Foxglove Symbolism: Healing Potential Harm Rhythm Caution Information: Thriving in acidic soils, the foxglove is a beautiful self-seeding plant which maximizes the opportunity of regular visits from bees and other insects to carry its pollen to other flowers to cross-breed. As a result there are many colours of … More Plants Meditation – 3. Foxglove
God of Green Hope 