HAPPY MAY! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
May you have a marvelous May full of spring flowers!
Our garden is in full bloom again, and if you get a chance you ought to stop by and enjoy it.
We are at 726 Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
It is a small, secret garden filled with CA native plants, succulents, customized herb bowls and many garden goodies.
And until we get our coffee cart permitted, you are welcome to grab a coffee from Cafe Luxxe or a gourmet sandwich from Andrew’s Cheese Shop next door, and come and enjoy it in the garden.

Happy Mother’s Day to all you beautiful and brave Mommies out there, we are so grateful for you!

The flower of the month for May is the Lily of the Valley. This is a popular garden plant, grown for its scented flowers and for its ground-covering abilities in shady locations. Other names include May lily, May bells, lily constancy, ladder-to-heaven, male lily and muguet (French). Its scientific name, majalis or maialis, means “of or belonging to May”, and old astrological books place the plant under the dominion of Mercury, since Maia (mythology)"Maia, the daughter of Atlas, was the mother of Mercury or Hermes.
In the “language of flowers”, the lily of the valley signifies the return of happiness. Legend tells of the affection of a lily of the valley for a nightingale that did not come back to the woods until the flower bloomed in May.
Traditionally, lily of the valley is sold in the streets of France on May 1 to herald the new Spring.
Lily of the valley has been used for medicinal purposes, as well. It is believed to strengthen memory, to restore speech and as a liquor smeared on the forehead and the back of the neck, to make one have good common sense (wouldn’t that be nice?!) All parts of the plant are considered poisonous, despite its alleged powers. Of course. So don’t try this at home.

Flowers are still such a fresh and thoughtful way to celebrate May and Mother’s Day!
Come by and enjoy the garden and we can talk about mom’s, and flowers, and gratitude, and goodness!