From Grammy's Garden
by Beverley Harper Tinsley
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12.000 x 9.000 inches
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Title
From Grammy's Garden
Artist
Beverley Harper Tinsley
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Graphite
Description
A delicate spring bouquet of lilacs, tulips, daffodils, bleeding hearts and narcissus, in shades of lavender, purple, yellow, orange, pink, red and green. Lilacs, in particular, are among my favorite flowers, for their delightful scent, hardiness, and lovely form. They especially remind me of my grandmother, Grammy Harper, who loved them, no doubt, for all the same reasons I do. My garden would be bereft without them. This original painting is being offered matted in white and framed in an ornate silver frame.
According to http://symbolism.wikia.com/wiki/Lilac
Lilacs are purple flowers that are associated with the Language of Flowers. This flower is a symbol of the emotions of early love.
The color lilac used to be associated with mourning. Black was worn or used to symbolize a recent death in some European and North American cultures. But after a year of mourning, key mourners, such as the widow, could switch to lilac for clothing, the border on stationary, etc. This is mostly an older use, such as in the late 1800s.
Like other variations of purple, lilac is also associated with spirituality.
Several locations in North America hold annual Lilac Festivals, including:
The Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, which celebrates "Lilac Sunday" every May. The Arboretum shows off its collection of over 422 lilac plants, of 194 different varieties. Lilac Sunday is the only day of the year when picnicking is allowed on the grounds of the Arboretum.
Lombard, Illinois, called the "Lilac Village", which has an annual lilac festival and parade in May. The village also contains Lilacia Park, a garden with over 200 varieties of lilacs, as well as over 50 kinds of tulips.
Mackinac Island, in Michigan, which celebrates a weeklong lilac festival and lilac parade each June.
Rochester, New York, which has held its Lilac Festival since 1898, the longest-running in North America. This celebration is held in Highland Park, which has the most varieties of lilacs at any single place, many of which were developed in Rochester.
The Royal Botanical Gardens near Hamilton, Ontario, which holds its Lilac Celebration each May.
Spokane, Washington, known as the "Lilac City", which holds an annual lilac festival and lilac parade.
Franktown, Ontario, Canada, holds an annual festival.
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March 6th, 2011
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