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Two Crimson Cloud Hawthorns - Wedding/ Anniversary Card by Enagh Farrell
Enagh Farrell is a Dublin artist who holds nature at the centre of her practice.
2 Crimson Cloud Hawthorns is a stunning A5 depiction of two hawthorn trees in the War Memorial Gardens, Dublin .
Enagh writes:
Trees form close relationships; this has been well documented by scientific research. They exchange carbon and nutrients through their root systems and the vast underground mycorrhizal networks. If one tree is attacked by insects, it will alert the other tree through its roots using electromagnetic signals, allowing the second tree time to send out pheromones to ward off the attack. When a tree is sick or under stress, its companion will care for it by sending nutrients and carbon. A tree shares its resources with its partner, knowing that, in time, they will be reciprocated. Though we can’t see the roots and mycorrhizal networks shared by trees, we know they are there. This mirrors human relationships, where individuals care for one another with invisible threads of interconnected emotions and love.
Hawthorn is used in herbalism as a heart medicine to strengthen the heart. Hawthorn flower essence is believed to have properties that can open the heart to love oneself and others, both emotionally and spiritually.”