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A Memorial Garden

CapeHeart
20 years ago

Hello - I am not sure this post goes here but this garden is intended for our community. A few years back, a number of us got together to put in raise gardening beds for person's with mobility issues in our community garden. One friend from the group has often brought to our attension how wonderful it would be to have a Memorial Garden (this garden would be accessible too). Since we would need water he was thinking too, it could be located in our community garden space - maybe near the raises beds we help maintain. I also mentioned to him to apply the KISS rule in establishing this Memorial Garden. He felt a notice could be given to local churches and funeral directors in case family or friends would like to donate a plant in memory of their loved one(s).

Has anyone put in a Memorial Garden? If so what were the pros and cons? Where is it located? Who maintains it? Does it have a fountain or statue? Memorial Bricks? How did you let the members of your community know its there? Benches for people to sit?

Thanks

Chantel

Here is a link to our Accessible Raised Beds in our Community Garden

http://www.bearabletimes.org/cgaccess.html

Comments (4)

  • Candes
    20 years ago

    I help maintain a Memorial Rose Garden through the local Garden Club of our small community. This can be seen at one of the many entrances to our town. Donations of money or roses are given to our President who is contacted either directly or through our City Hall. Special Garden stakes identify the rose and the Memory in which the rose was donated. There is a plaque infront of the bed with a picture of a gorgeous yellow rose identifying the garden bed as a Memorial Garden. We have future plans for benches and statuary throughout the garden.

    Our City has a Parks Management division who installed the bed. There are scholarships available to cities who want to beautify their area but I'm not sure who to contact about that. I hope I was SOME kind of help!

  • peacegarden02
    20 years ago

    Well, we are creating a Peace Garden at my high school and it has links to memorializing or remembering people who were the victims of violence. We've been at it a year and have made good progress but have just yesterday found out that our garden may be in the bulls-eye of school "school modernization", thus in the path of a bull dozer. I don't know if this holds any lesson for you----maybe, pick your location carefully! I'm not sure what i am going to do about our predicament but I'm not a happy camper. Maybe I'm just venting....
    pg

  • denisew
    20 years ago

    peacegarden02 - It sounds like all you need to do is find another place for your garden. Why not get a group of students together to dig up the plants, place them in nursery containers and plant them in their new space. Just make sure you have all the new beds prepared before you move any of the existing plants, then water them in well since summer heat is upon us. Or, if it can wait until fall, do the transplanting in September or October. It should be fine for zone 7.

  • peacegarden02
    20 years ago

    Yes, that's what my principal thinks too, just move it. Only problem is it is a large garden. We have planted a dozen trees and countless perennials. The idea of having to move it is disheartening to say the least. The amount of sweat and toil that has gone into it thus far is great. I am going to push to have the garden incorporated into any new design. That makes sense to me, though I know I am biased.
    peacegarden

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