Love has long been associated with the private garden, protected from view by trees or mountains.  It is the concept of the Garden of Eden, connected with the images of Adam and Eve in the Christian culture … Shiva and Parvati, in India ...

The dominant blue colors of the painting symbolize the sky, infinity, and a peaceful and spiritual life.  The blue petals resemble feathers, which are associated with the image of the "Blue Bird” that brings happiness and good fortune, according to many world cultures.

The title of the painting relates to Ernest Hemingway's famous novel, "Across the River and into the Trees," released in 1950.  The book tells of the last love of Colonel Richard Cantwell.  Like many other works of the writer, the novel includes many autobiographical episodes and stories.