Now at University of Dayton, Mary’s Gardens was founded in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to research the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus–as recorded by botanists, folklorists and lexicographers; and to assist in the planting of “Mary Gardens” of “Flowers of Our Lady” today.

After the passing of John S. Stokes, Jr., his estate arranged for the migration of the original Mary’s Gardens website to The Mary Page. The Mary Page is the internet outreach associated with The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute in Dayton, Ohio. Thank you for your interest in this field and for your patronage in the past. We hope that you will continue to enjoy this site at its new home.