Wisteria, Rayburns & Poetry
Details from the beginning of The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
“The door had dropped yet more on its hinges and it screeched wildly upon the paved oath beyond when she pushed it… But the curtains of wistaria were the same, and beyond them was the garden, green and wild…”
🌿Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water, ch 2
This week we watch Mary’s welcome into her new home at The Laurels and we see how she engages with the newness of the life she has chosen. Two things seem to welcome here with open arms—the wisteria and the Rayburn. There are also two poems that seem to beckon us, the readers, further into the story.
Join me today for a look at wisteria, rayburns, and two poems from The Scent of Water…
Wistaria or Wisteria?
So which is it? And why does Goudge spell it “Wistaria”?
Etymology of the name Wisteria from the wonderful botanical history, A Short History of Flowers:
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