If a rowan tree should take root in your garden,

then your home and all who dwell therein are blessed,

for the garden is under the special protection of the fairies.

The rowan is a 'witch' or 'wiccan' tree,

which means that it is the tree of the Goddess.

It is said that the wiccan tree thrives upon land

made sacred by ancient stone circles

and Forgotten Druidic rites.

Should you happen upon a flourishing rowan

Which is most bountifully hung

with cluster upon cluster of delicate red berries,

then you may be sure

that some saintly souls lays buried close by.

From the book "Garden Spells" By: Claire Nahmad