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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Favorite Plants, Greensboro Gardens, Greensboro Water Fountains, Memory Garden Design, tagged Memory Garden, roses, Greensboro landscapes, drought tolerate plants, Landscape Design Ideas, mothers day plants, may blooming plants, gardening 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, Baby Loss, Candytuft, memory gardens, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, sympathy gifts, White Flowers on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Plants with white flowers are a wonderful addition to memory gardens for a baby or pregnancy loss. Please visit “Pregnancy Loss Gardens Blooming White” on this blog for additional ideas. One plant highly recommended for your child’s memory garden is Candytuft or Iberis, the scientific name. You may want to check the zone chart making [...]
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, Garden Stones, memorials, memory gardens, Monuments, pregnancy loss, Stillborn, Tribute on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The days following the death of a child, baby or pregnancy are filled with sadness, shock and anger. There are so many overwhelming decisions to make that have never been considered. How will your sweet angel be memorialized? Will we cremate her or have her buried? This decision can be lightened with the support of family and [...]
