Beliefnet: (RNS) To the untrained eye, the graceful lilies that arrive on church altars each year on Easter Sunday are a familiar symbol of resurrection and renewal. But for the people who get them there — on a date that shifts from year to year — getting the trumpet-shaped flowers to bloom on cue takes months of just-right gardening, mathematical deduction and extreme diligence. Full story.
Lily farmers race the clock toward Easter
Beliefnet: (RNS) To the untrained eye, the graceful lilies that arrive on church altars each year on Easter Sunday are a familiar symbol of resurrection and renewal. But for the people who get them there — on a date that shifts from year to year — getting the trumpet-shaped flowers to bloom on cue takes […]
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