We walked on a golden floor of autumn leaves, under an arbor to a heart-shaped garden with silver stars twinkling overhead. In the center was a raised area edged in sea shells, adorned with an angel statue and plaque with a water fountain serving as a headstone. Faye Floyd, a local hair stylist, lost her [...]
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Pearly Gates Open for Pudge
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Greensboro, Greensboro Gardens, Helleborus, landscape, landscape companies, landscape design, memory gardens, pet cemetery, pet memory gardens, piedmont triad on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Healing Journal Coming to the Piedmont Triad
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Memory Garden Design, tagged Diana Gardner-Williams, just a cloud away, landscape companies, Landscape Consultations, landscape design, memorials, miscarriage, NC, piedmont triad, pregnancy loss, Saint PiusX Church on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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New Triad Paper Embraces Death, Grief and Memorials
Just a Cloud Away, Inc. ™ Journal, reporting on “Hope”
Diana Gardner-Williams, a bereaved mother of Liberty, NC founded Just a Cloud Away, Inc. ™ after the stillbirth of her first baby, Tanner Lee in 2003. The support website and products have helped grieving families of [...]
Angelversary Garden Flags for Pregnancy Loss
Posted in Garden Flags, Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, angelversary, awareness flags, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Garden Flags, just a cloud away, landscape, landscape companies, memory gardens, miscarriage, october 15, Parents of Angels, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness, pregnancy loss ribbons, remembrance gardens, Stillborn, support, sympathy gifts, tanner on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What is an Angelversary? The term sounds so sweet, yet it is a word no parent ever wants to use. The loss of a much wanted pregnancy or infant is an earth shattering tragedy where a permanent hole is pierced within hearts.
Even if you do not have a memory garden for your baby, pregnancy loss flags can [...]
When & How to Use Mulch in Landscaping
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Greensboro Water Fountains, Landscape Design Ideas, Memory Garden Design, tagged azaleas, curb appeal, Kleim's hardy gardenia, Landscape Design Ideas, Memory Garden Design, mulch on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mulch serves many purposes in landscape designs.
It retains the moisture for plant roots
It cuts down on weeds
It is an affordable way to add curb appeal
It can be applied in an artistic manner
It adds contrast and texture to plant beds and homes
It hides unsightly blooms of spent flowers fallen on the ground
It makes it easier to [...]
Unique Pergolas in Landscape Designs
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Greensboro Water Fountains, Landscape Design Ideas, Memory Garden Design, Pergolas, tagged Antiques and Salvage Shops, birdhouses, Landscape Design Ideas, Memory Garden Design, memory gardens, outdoor structures, pergola on June 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Oh how I love pergolas and all of the different materials we can use to build them. This particular pergola serves as the entryway into one of my son’s memory gardens. Let’s look at all the different materials one can use in its construction.
Materials used in this pergola are:
Pressure treated wood
Salvaged brick of various colors and styles
Birdhouse [...]
Flowers and Landscape Plants for May Blooms
Posted in Favorite Plants, Greensboro Gardens, Greensboro Water Fountains, Memory Garden Design, tagged drought tolerate plants, gardening, Greensboro landscapes, Landscape Design Ideas, may blooming plants, Memory Garden, mothers day plants, roses on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
May in Greensboro, NC is full of brightly colored flowers on trees, shrubs and perennials. Is it coincidence that Mothers Day is also celebrated in May. Mothers should not be deprived of gorgeous flowers in their landscapes with so many to choose from.
Below is the Japanese Snowbell tree. There are hundreds of delicate, white, bell-shaped [...]
Stars in Remembrance Gardens for Angels
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, Baby Loss, grieving parents, memorial plants, Memory Garden Design, pregnancy loss, remembrance gift, star, star magnolias, White Flowers on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If a child died early in pregnancy or as an infant, think about planting a Star Magnolia Tree in their Memory Gardens. Some bereaved parents may have chosen the star as the theme, symbolizing their precious baby. Even if a memory garden is not considered, this memorial tree to honor a little angel can be [...]
Planting Helleborus in Gardens Remembering Babies
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, deceased child, Favorite Plants, Helleborus, keepsakes, memory gardens, pregnancy loss, Scrapbooking on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Helleborus niger or Christmas Rose is a beautiful plant for memory gardens honoring a baby that has died early in pregnancy or other tragic loss. Sympathy giftsare sometimes difficult to fathom for a child that is supposed to be here. If you know the grieving parents would love an outdoor plant to honor their deceased [...]
Giving Daffodils for Remembrance Gardens
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angel, angelversary, Baby Loss, daffoldils, flowers, greiving loss, pregnancy loss, remembrance gardens, Scrapbook, sympathy gifts on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I cannot think of a more appropriate sympathy gift for families grieving the loss of their baby. The holidays have come and gone without the patter of little feet or cries coming from the nursery. The cold of winter not only effects us physically, but psychologically for bereaved parents. We tend to stay indoors, the sun [...]
