ROLLING HILLS GARDEN CENTER
VILLAGE GALLERY FLORIST
JUNE IN WORDS
“Green was the silence, wet was the light,
the month of June trembled like a butterfly.”
― Pablo Neruda,
“June suns, you cannot store them
To warm the winter's cold,
The lad that hopes for heaven
Shall fill his mouth with mould.”
― A.E. Housman,
"June is bustin` out all over / All over the meadow and the hill / Flowers bustin` out on bushes / And the roughen river pushes / Ev`ry little wheel that wheels beside the mill / June is bustin` out all over / The ocean is full of Jacks and Jills / With the little tail is swishing` / Ev`ry lady fish is wishin` that a male would come / And grab `er by the gills / Because it`s June, June, June, June / Just because it`s June, June, June!"
- Oscar II Hammerstein
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.”
— Gertrude Jekyll
“If you could not do much in the month of April with five letters, think of what really you can do with the month of May with three letters before you open the door of the month of June with four letters. Which is the break time for the entire twelve months of the year. Until you clearly understand how you are spending the year, you shall finish spending it and ponder over how you spent it, year after year! No one is absolutely free from excuses and the challenges of life. You just have to do something great with each day in the year!”
— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken.” – James Dent
JUNE IS THE MONTH FOR BUSTIN' OUT OF SCHOOL, FATHERS, BRIDES, AND THE SUMMER SOLISTICE.
June 1: Say Something Nice Day
June 2: National Rotisserie Chicken Day.
June 3: National Donut Day.
June 4: National Hug Your Cat Day.
June 5: National Cancer Survivors' Day.
June 6: National Gardening Exercise.
June 7: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day.
June 8: National Best Friend's Day
June 9: Jerky Day
June 10: Iced Tea Day
June 11: World Gin Day
June 12: National Red Rose Day
June 13: National Softball Day
June 14: National Flag Day
June 15: Nature Photography Day
June 16: World Tapas Day
June 17: National Flip Flop Day
June 18: National Picnic Day
June 19: World Martini Day
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: World Music
June 22: National Onion Ring Day
June 23: Let It Go Day Day
June 24: Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 25: Global Beatles Day
June 26: National Log Cabin Day
June 27: National Sun Glasses Day
June 28: National Logistics Day
June 29: National Camera Day
June 30: National Social Media Day
JUNE WEDDINGS
June is the most popular month of the 12 for weddings. Of all the weddings that place in the course of a year, the largest per cent occur in June followed closely by August. Perhaps the reason for this is the fact that June is named for the Roman goddess of marriage Juno. It is thought that if a woman is a June bride that she will always be a bride and that husband will always have a sweetheart for a wife.
The rings in the wedding ceremony of the eternal pledge or vow that couples take to each other, as when the ring is placed on the finger it has no beginning point and no ending point. Thus it is the symbol of eternity.
Since the bride is considered to be lucky, the custom arose in England of tossing the bouquet as a way of passing along the luck, less her wedding gown be stolen by another woman.
Something OLD for the bride represents continuity and stability for the couple to take forth in their new lives.
Something NEW symbolizes optimism and good fortune in their future.
Something BORROWED symbolizes borrowed happiness from some one who loves you.
Something BLUE represents love and fidelity.
As for the Wedding Registry, that was begun by Macy's in 1924.
THE SUMMER SOLISTICE
What rituals should I do for summer solstice and help past the time on the longest day of the year.
Use the following list to spark your own solstice ritual.
How you can celebrate the summer solstice:
JUNE in the GARDEN
Watch for fungal disease and pests.
Stake tomatoes, if you haven't already
Fertilize and deadhead your roses.
Some perennials that bloom late in the growing season, such as Joe-Pye weed, can get so tall that they flop over. Either stake them or trim them back by half to keep them tidy
Keep on top of your watering. ...
Harvest lavender flowers for culinary use or crafting. ...
Check and earth up your potatoes as they grow. ...
Water blueberries with rainwater to get the best from them.
Encourage a bountiful harvest by pruning fruit trees in June. ..
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