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the grief garden
the grief garden
In 2025, thanks to the inspiration of folks in the community, we have begun a community grief garden in the yard outside the church. It's a wild and wonderful little idea, and we love being a place of ritual for the community, whatever that might look like! We are making this garden together. Yes, that includes you.
So...what does one do at the Grief Garden? Here are some possibilities:
take a few minutes to just be still and quiet in nature
leave a note or poem or drawing in the notebook hidden in the bench
plant herbs or flowers in raised beds
pull weeds, water the beds
hang a bird feeder in the Holly Tree
add water in the bee bath
take cuttings of herbs and flowers back home or to loved ones (just not the whole plant!)
add meaningful trinkets around the garden
hide a surprise in the fairy house for little ones to find
arrange to meet a friend
take a walk down Carter Ave to the East Nashville Wind Telephone at 1425 Rosebank
support the garden
support the garden
come to the garden!
donate a rain barrel with spigot (like this one)
donate supplies, especially scrap lumber for more garden fixtures
the birds told us they would LOVE a little bird bath #selfcare
If you'd like to financially support the garden for maintenance, supplies, and events, click the button below and then select "Grief Garden" in the drop down menu.
Wanna hold an event at the garden? Reach out!
Memorial is honored to be home to this creative, community space. The idea came from our friends Annie Butler and Bre Clark, both are local End-of-Life doulas and are passionate about accompanying folks in their experiences of grief, death, and dying.
Annie Butler
Annie Butler
Annie is a trained doula through the International End of Life Doula Association, a hospice volunteer at Alive Hospice, and she especially loves incorporating poetry into her work.
Bre Clark
Bre Clark
Bre is a death doula certified by Going With Grace and works in elder care at the Senior Renaissance Center in Sylvan Park. She loves caring for people, especially advocating and working with older adults.
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