Garden-of-Memory

The Memory Garden

remembers those from Mt. Olive

who passed away before their 30th birthday,

dating back to the 19th century and earlier.

The Memory Garden is a project that was begun in 2013 and is ongoing. In the Fall of that year we planted bulbs and organized the first section of the Garden with substantial support from Mt. Olive Township. By spring, 2014, we added perennial plants as well as an arbor. The Township supplied benches and infrastructure. Polished river stones adorn the garden; each stone has an engraved name of a person who is celebrated by the Garden, dating back to the 1800s.

The Township allowed us to expand the Garden space and, in 2015, we began planning and preparing the second Garden section. It's been a bit of a learning experience and uphill battle. Some plants that we placed in the second third of the Garden did not grow and we lost Hydrangea and Butterfly bushes in the original section as well. The winters in Turkey Brook must be exceptionally cold and windy; we have learned to account for the weather. In 2016 and 2017we had the Garden professionally cultivated.

Plaques with the names of celebrants who passed away from the 1970s till 2015 have been entered on permanent plaques. We have plans for additional plaques as well as a gazebo (a memorial to Bridget Quinn by the Quinn family).

Please be patient as we arrange the expansion section. Additional plaques that include everyone's name WILL be placed in the Garden soon.