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A Garden that Celebrates Life at Soulard Market Janette Lonsdale • Thu, Jul 29, 2010
In Soulard, east of the bandstand at the Farmers Market Plaza, there is a very special garden that comforts the living as they remember loved ones and friends who have left this world. The garden, once just a patch of grass, began when a southern magnolia tree was planted to remember resident Jimmy Bristow.
George Groves weeds the Celebration Garden
“Everywhere he lived in the neighborhood, he planted a magnolia tree,” said volunteer gardener George Groves. “Then, when Patty Longs’ daughter died, we planted Knock Out Roses because she was a knock out.” According to volunteer gardener Tony Range, he planted the Hydrangea in memory of his mother. “It was one of her favorite plants,” said Range. Range likes to visit his mother’s plant, and he knows that others with family members celebrated here in the garden, do the same. In all, there are about six people remembered, each by a plant that is in someway significant to their memory. “We have requests for a few more,” said Groves. “Once we have more we will expand the garden out on each side.” But that is a gardening project for a cooler time of year. For now, the beautification volunteers are simply trying to tame the weeds that have grown so vigorously in the heat and rain of recent weeks. Groves admits that the heat has put him off the weeding but the garden is now so overgrown, it has to do it regardless, of the temperature. “This is the worst it has ever been,” said Groves. “We have never let it get this bad.” So, on this extremely hot Saturday morning, neighborhood Beautification volunteers Grove and Range weeded, watered, tidied and remembered friends and loved ones while they worked.
For more information about the Celebration Garden, or to volunteer contact: Richard Eaton: beautification@soulard.org
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Reader Opinions Jacq JUL 29 • These guys are ALWAYS working for our neighborhood -no matter what the weather is! Soulard Sandy JUL 29 • What a beautiful idea. Until I read this that was just a bed of nice plants, now it means so much more.
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