Rosary Garden?

[dailey]

I am not sure if this was the right place for this question so feel free to move if needed.

I am interested in making a “Rosary Garden” in my backyard. I will purchase globe evergreens for the “Hail Marys” and probably rose bushes for the “Our Fathers”. I tried to get ideas on the web but didn’t come up with much. Does anyone have a rosary garden…or perhaps can share ideas/suggestions? I don’t want to “jump” into this project without really having a “plan” first. Thanks

 

[TempleofTheSoul]

What a wonderful project! I would recommend a website called ¨Mary´s Gardens¨ that should be of help to you. You can visit the site at the url below.

campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/m_garden/marygardensmain.html

All the best to you on this very holy project.

God bless

 

[dailey]

Thanks for the link! I am excited about this!

 

[Venite27]

Another good resource is www.rosarygarden.org.

There is an article describing the general layout as well as the use and significance of various plants and flowers – rosarygarden.org/about/the-garden/

There is also a gallery with a variety of images – rosarygarden.org/multimedia/gallery/

Finally, there is a zoomable aerial photograph – rosarygarden.org/garden-bricks/find-my-brick/ (wait briefly to load)

 

[dailey]

Thank you for the links! I am still working on the garden, slowly but surely…

 

[horselvr]

What a wonderful idea.

Queen of Heaven cemetary in Illinois (across from Mount Carmel cemetary) has the most beautiful Rosary Garden that I have ever seen. They might very well have pictures of it on their website.

I hope you will take pictures when yours is cpmplete.

 

[Luigi_Daniele]

What a fantastic idea!

Please post pictures when it’s done/

 

[gardenlover]

I have found some good ideas for Rosary Gardens on Pinterest. Hope this helps. Good luck with your project.

 

[OraLabora]

Neat idea! St. Joseph’s oratory in Montreal has a stations of the cross garden. You could check their website for inspiration, it’s really lovely.

My idea is for a summer LOTH oratory in the garden to complement my indoor oratory.

 

[Magdalen2013]

Cool, wish I had the space for that – I’m plotting turning one corner of the back yard into a Mary garden this Spring. I’d like some place I can sit and pray (my knees don’t work well enough anymore to kneel) in good weather.

 

[RosyAnne]

This is the first time I’ve heard of a rosary garden dailey and I’m in love with the idea, thanks for sharing that here! I have a few months ahead of me yet before I can start planting a garden, but I’ll have fun thinking about this in the cold winter weeks ahead

 

[horselvr]

There is a hugh beautiful Rosary Garden in Queen of Heaven cemetary in Illinois. The first time I happened upon it the garden took my breath away. The graves in that garden are placed in such a way that they are used as the mysteries. It is just beautiful. I am thinking of making a small Rosary Garden in my backyard too.