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<p>People‘s daily life is unimaginable without plants vegetations. Since ancient times, plants have provided human beings with some kinds of needs – they feed, train, heal, provide shelter, delight the eye, and decorate the environment. It is proposed to grow woody plants mentioned in the Bible and introduced in Lithuania in churchyards. Plants mentioned in the Bible that cannot be grown in Lithuania can be replaced with similar visual, ecological and biological properties. It is proposed to put information about the plant and a text from the Bible next to the plants. The most common small architectural structures in churchyards are crosses, chapels, shrines, chapel columns, decorative pools, sculptures of saints, stations of the cross, tombstones, fences, notice boards, lourdes, nativity scenes for Christmas. By using different environmental design tools, it is possible to create church churchyards as Bible gardens.</p>
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People‘s daily life is unimaginable without plants vegetations. Since ancient times, plants have provided human beings with some kinds of needs – they feed, train, heal, provide shelter, delight the eye, and decorate the environment. It is proposed to grow woody plants mentioned in the Bible and introduced in Lithuania in churchyards. Plants mentioned in the Bible that cannot be grown in Lithuania can be replaced with similar visual, ecological and biological properties. It is proposed to put information about the plant and a text from the Bible next to the plants. The most common small architectural structures in churchyards are crosses, chapels, shrines, chapel columns, decorative pools, sculptures of saints, stations of the cross, tombstones, fences, notice boards, lourdes, nativity scenes for Christmas. By using different environmental design tools, it is possible to create church churchyards as Bible gardens.

The plants mentioned in the bible and their equivalents in Lithuanian churchyards

Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae

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People‘s daily life is unimaginable without plants vegetations. Since ancient times, plants have provided human beings with some kinds of needs – they feed,...

The plants mentioned in the bible and their equivalents in Lithuanian churchyards

Published Online: Nov 15, 2023

Page range: 73 - 79

Received: Feb 08, 2023

Accepted: Jun 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2023-0011

Keywords
biblical garden, churchyard, plants, sacred landscapes

© 2023 Rutalė Mindaugas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The plants mentioned in the bible and their equivalents in Lithuanian churchyards

Published Online: Nov 15, 2023

Page range: 73 - 79

Received: Feb 08, 2023

Accepted: Jun 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2023-0011

Keywordsbiblical garden, churchyard, plants, sacred landscapes

© 2023 Rutalė Mindaugas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
biblical garden, churchyard, plants, sacred landscapes