Mother's Day Plants

Mother's day - a day to remember!

Mother's day, traditionally known as Mothering Sunday, was a day identified by wealthy employers and the aristocracy in England during the 1600s for domestic servant girls to take off work to visit their families and in particular their mothers. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, the servants and apprentices would bake cakes and make gifts or presents and collect flowers to make their mother's day.

It wasn't until the early 1900s that Mother's Day became officially recognised in the USA, with President Wilson proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday in 1914. Many other countries have followed suit and have dedicated the second Sunday of May for Mother's Day.