Gethsemane Prayer Garden
Faith Chapel, Syracuse, NY

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Japanese anemone

The Japanese anemone presents an abundant wealth of softly hued pinkish-lavender blossoms. In July, many tight blossoms first appear on open stems above the dark green leaves; by August, some of these elegant blossoms have opened while others wait until September or October, resulting in three months of profuse flowering. During this time, countless numbers of honey bees enthusiastically flit from blossom to blossom, seeking to be filled with the anemone's nectar. The flowers have no discernible fragrance, yet its food is God-given life and power for the bees.

Just as the nectar from the anemone fills the bee, Paul wrote of fullness in his letter to ...
This teaching continues in the book, entitled "Depth of the Love of Christ."

Excerpt from A Garden of Love, copyright © 2009 by Thomas B. Clarke, 82 colorful pages, $19.95. By interweaving a depiction of flowers and the Scriptures, this book attempts to illustrate how flowers such as the Japanese anemone can inspire a Scriptural application of love. Thirty flowering plants are presented – each photograph was taken in the Gethsemane Prayer Garden.