We think there must be
fairies to protect you
From frost and blight,

Until, some windy day,
in drifs of petals,
You take your flight.

You'll fly away!
but if we wait with patience,
Some day we'll find

Here, in your place,
full-grown and ripe, the apples,
You left behind----

A goodly gift indeed,
from blossom-babies
To human-kind!



A-------------Is for April which means that the Sweet Pea is the flower of the month! I sort of am partiel to April for that is My Birthday Month!.............. The Diamond is the stone that will shine through the year!

In the fairies realm you have
ALDER---------------Charm against evil fairies.
ASH-----------------Placing ash berries in a cradle prevents the child from being traded for a changeling.

Now Let Us Take A Look At The Flowers Around Us!

ABOR VITAE----------Unchanging friendship.
Acacia--------------Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste
Agapanthis----------secret love
Amaryllis-----------Pride, pastoral poetry
Ambrosia------------your love is returned
Anemone-------------sincerity; forsaken
Aster---------------symbol of love
Azalea--------------take care of yourself for me, fragile passion,and the Chinese symbol of Womanhood


The Song of The Alder Fairy

By the lake or river-side

Where the Alders dwell,
In the Autumn may be spied
Baby catkins, cones beside-
Old and new as well.
Seasons come and seasons go;
That's the tale they tell!
After Autmn, Winter's cold
Leads us to the Spring;
And, before the leaves unfold,
On the Alder you"ll behold,
Crimson catkins swing!



Let us look into the Herbs......

Agrimony---------------is a decorative plant that can be used in the perennial border.In ancient times, this plant was used extensively for healing battlefield wounds. We now know that its ability to help heal wounds is due to it's high silica content.

Aloe----(Aloe vera)-----Aloe comes from tropical Africa. Related species are used as an antidote to arrow poison, but we value the plant for its healing effect on burns, wounds and insect bites

Archangelica------------has bright green basal leaves which divide into oval leaflets.
Well, I do think that we have covered the A's....
Have you seen Cpt.Blood yet?