Let the garden inspire you: Yenke Peddler antiques [Video]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The amazing month of May has arrived. It is named after the Roman goddess, Maia, who was in charge of cultivating plants.

Orthodox Easter is also this Sunday, while today is the National Day of Prayer. After our exceptional blessing of the total solar eclipse, we are most grateful!

A visit to an outdoor garden may be just what you need for plant inspiration. Gardenview Horticultural Park, 16711 Pearl Road in Strongsville, is a nonprofit botanical garden and arboretum.

Henry Ross started this venture back in 1949. He loved English gardens, so the theme of creating pearls out of clay soil was his constant labor. It’s impressive and very colorful, with trees, plants and flowers, all showing forth in their natural habitat.

Years before Henry passed, he picked Mark LaRosa, a fellow horticulturalist, to assist the green efforts. Mark and fellow gardeners have the same desire to …