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Using the garden and flowers as a sanctuary and catalyst for meditation and prayer isn’t a new concept or discipline. The garden has been a place for prayer since biblical times, with reference to the Garden of Gethsemane in which Jesus goes to pray during his weakest, most vulnerable and treacherous episodes in his life.
And although using the garden and its flowers for a place of peace, quiet and reflection has been in practice for millennia, the term “meditate” and its place in our gardens, both public and private, is somewhat modernistic.
Nowadays, we’ve finally conceded that the use of flowers and gardens, and practicing meditation inside the garden, has profound effects on our mindfulness…