memorialgarden

Our actual Memorial Garden site had so much possibility – we obtained the property in October 2006.  It’s a south facing slope, next to a parking lot and cemetery.  This makes for a serene and quiet spot since it sits off the main drag.  It’s about a quarter of an acre in size.  As the picture shows it was originally covered in “weeds” of all varieties. 

Issues we were confronted with included –

Irrigation:  The nearest water supply was more than 300 yards away. 

Soil Type:  The ground was very rocky like most of the ground around here in this glacier formed landscape.  There is not much organic matter in the soil its dry and compacted.  But we knew it can support life because of all the weeds.

Location:  the slight slope made water runoff an issue.

We knew that working, tilling the dirt would be great therapy for our wounded hearts.

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