A Memory Garden

Finding comfort in the garden after tragedy

Today we ’re visiting with Nikki Byer , who has used gardening to aid retrieve comfort after a tragical personnel casualty .

I have been garden my whole life sentence and have a heavy perennial and vegetable garden in York County , Pennsylvania . On March 11 , our oldest daughter passed away , leaving behind her devastated parent and her three child . Our family choose to honor her with a garden , because when she was well she had a beautiful garden . We decide to produce a pond with a waterfall , fill it with pretty fish and plant , and plant a tree in her honour . It has provided us with a enceinte deal of healing and ease .

The pond is near our patio , where we can sit and listen to the phone of piddle .

We prefer a saskatoon tree(Amelanchier , Zones 4–9 ) as her memorial Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree because it will bring in birds and be jolly in all season . Her tyke put a tiny amount of her ash under the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . The particular sway says , “ Your wing were quick , but our hearts were not . ”

A salientian has necessitate up residence in our pond , and the plant have thrived .

This is a view of the pool and the patio . winding chimes from her funeral hang nearby , and when the breeze foul up past I hear her whispering . creep Jenny(Lysimachianummularia‘Aurea ’ , Zones 3–9 ) has made a pretty rug around New Guinea impatiens(Impatienshawkeri , Zones 10–11 or as annual),Heuchera(Zones 4–8 ) andPortulaca grandiflora(moss rose , annual ) .

Some of the industrial plant in this delineation are black - leavedCanna‘Australia ’ ( zone 7–10 or as a cutter bulb ) , fearless weewee lily(Nymphaea),parrot feather(Myriophyllum aquaticum , zone 6–10 ) , and variegated society garlic(Tulbaghiaviolacea‘Variegata ’ , Zones 7–11 ) .

The angel statue was a gift from the twosome who establish the pond for us . Plants are ‘ Autumn Joy ’ sedum(Sedumspectibilis‘Autumn Joy ’ Zones 3–9 ) and New Guinea impatiens .

The garden pole is upbeat and reminds visitant to woolgather and smile .

‘ Little Bunny ’ miniature outpouring grass(Pennisetumalopecuroides‘Little Bunny ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Aztec arrowhead(Sagittaria montevidensis , Zones 8–11 ) bloomed most of the summer .

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