56% of people surveyed said gardening provides a sense of routine and purpose while grieving.
can still leave us feeling unmoored and uncertain of how to carry on. Even when the loss isn’t a shock and we believe we have mentally prepared, the love we had for those we’ve lost runs deep – and so does our grief.
So, what do you do? Do you choose distraction? Do you cry alone in bed? There is no wrong way to grieve but finding the way that helps us to heal and feel is what we’re often drawn to.Well, for some people, spending time in the garden, growing and tending to new life, is the perfect remedy after a death.and nature can have a profound impact on the grieving process and 40% of the 1,000 respondents surveyed said that gardening had actually ‘saved’ them from their grief.
It seems that even in moments that we can’t find, or don’t want to find the words, we can still find comfort and support in the nature surrounding us and even right in our gardens.Sue Ryder has partnered with award-winning designer Katherine Holland to bring these insights to life through the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden at the upcomingThe garden design has already elicited feelings of peace and calm in respondents, underscoring the therapeutic potential of green spaces and nature.
“I found from my own experiences of grief that I needed a green space to reflect and sit with my feelings” Katherine Holland, garden designer of the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show said: “For the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden, I am creating a safe and sensory sanctuary for visitors to sit within in the beauty of nature, whilst encouraging them to either share their own experiences of grief or have a moment of reflection.“I found from my own experiences of grief that I needed a green space to reflect and sit with my feelings.
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