A local hospice is set to create a peaceful, relaxing and colourful garden in the centre of Carlisle allowing people to remember a loved one close to their heart.
Later this year Eden Valley Hospice, supported by Carlisle City Council, will begin work on the new Garden of Memories in Bitts Park, Carlisle. The colourful gardens will allow the local community to let a loved one’s memory blossom as people remember someone throughout the year.
For every loving donation received by Eden Valley Hospice the Hospice will plant a special flower in their memory for everybody to enjoy in the garden. The Hospice will also send people a seed heart containing ‘Forget-me-not’ flower seeds for people to plant in their own garden, window box or place special to them or their loved ones.
Katrina Sander, Community and Events Fundraising Manager, said “The fantastic Garden of Memories will provide people with a warm and welcoming place for them to remember a loved one right in the middle of Carlisle. The wide range of flowers, plants and shrubs which we hope to plant will ensure that the gardens remain colourful and enjoyable throughout the year.
“We would all like to thank Carlisle City Council for very kindly allowing us to create a garden in Bitts Park. The importance of remembering a loved one can never be underestimated and the garden will provide people with a special place local to them to remember.”
The Garden of Memories will be based in the ‘Herb Garden’ within Bitts Park.
Carlisle City Cllr Elsie Martlew, Portfolio holder for Environment and Transport, said, “We’re delighted to be supporting Eden Valley Hospice. Bitts Park is the ideal location for the Garden of Memories. It will give supporters the opportunity to visit an accessible area dedicated to their loved ones. Work will start soon on the garden, with planting planned in for April and May this year.”
All of the money raised from every loving donation towards the Garden of Memories will allow Eden Valley Hospice’s specialist team of nurses and doctors to provide the highest standards of care and support to local adults and children with life limiting illnesses.
During the coming months and as the Garden of Memories begins to bloom the Hospice hope to host a range of special events in the garden to bring the Hospice community together. A loved one does not have to have been cared or supported by Eden Valley Hospice to be remembered in the garden.
If you would like to let a loved one’s memory blossom in the Eden Valley Hospice Garden of Memories contact the Fundraising Team on 01228 817613 or visit www.evhospice.org.uk/garden
Picture: The launch of the Garden of Memories earlier today
Eden Valley Hospice 