Every day this November has been a gift for us, in regard to making the completion of our garden construction projects much easier than if it were cold and blowing here on the Pocono Plateau.

This past October we were able to dedicate the first garden that http://www.healinggardens.org was involved with from beginning to end. If you have read previous posts, you will know what and why we started the healinggardens.org website. The dedication day was overcast and chilly, however, it was a great celebration of life and closure for me on the passing of my sister. It was difficult (not necessarily in a bad way) for me to work on the garden, I just shed a lot of tears as the garden came together. I found tears running down my cheeks as I drove the skid steer back and forth between the garden and the pile of large boulders I was using to create the structure of the garden.

Now, that the garden has been completed, I am keenly aware that what I do on a daily basis (create gardens for our clients) can have a significant impact with the development of healing gardens on others who are not exposed to gardens and gardening everyday. They discover the serenity of sitting in a well designed garden and simply relaxing or reflecting, if just for a few moments.

We are working with a couple of other groups in the area to see how we might help them develop healing gardens at their sites and perhaps also develop horticultural educational programs upon the completion of any of these gardens.