Caregiver Garden & Story Walk

Hope Grows is proud to announce the redirection of previous grant funds to support the continued development of our Caregiver Garden & Story Walk. We are honored to contribute to making Moon Township the first location to intentionally connect wellness and family caregiving through a dedicated garden space.

This evolving garden offers a place for reflection, healing, and connection through our Story of Caregiving initiative. The Story Walk will be a thoughtfully designed garden trail where participants encounter a series of story panels, consisting of a children’s story titled, Grace and the Pollinators: A Story of Caring and Letting Go.

The story will explore the reciprocal relationship between humans and the natural world. While cultivating presence and reflection through nature-inspired stories that encourage age-appropriate mental clarity and emotional processing, the spiritual connection, renewal, and hope acknowledge the sacred exchange of the transitions of life.

Healing & Restorative Properties

Visitors will be led through the garden on an immersive and interactive pathway, inviting caregivers and guests to engage with narratives and reflections centered on the interconnectedness of self and nature. The Story Walk will be a living, breathing testament to the power of storytelling, nature, and reciprocity. By intertwining the elements of mind, body, and spirit with the healing relationship between self and earth, it creates a sanctuary where caregivers can both give and receive nourishment for their whole being. 

Suggested Therapeutic Activity

Mind: Cultivating presence, mindfulness, and reflection through nature-inspired stories that encourage mental clarity and emotional processing.
Body: Honoring physical resilience and rest, with prompts and stories that celebrate the grounding, healing power of nature’s rhythms and movement.
Spirit: Exploring spiritual connection, renewal, and hope, acknowledging the sacred exchange between caregivers and the earth.

Volunteer Schedule

The garden effort on a yearly basis is based on several efforts: at the beginning of new plantings, watering will be needed weekly throughout the growing season. Weeding will be needed on a monthly basis. Early spring and late fall will be clean up and the opening and closing of the garden.

Seasonal Maintenance Description

From spring to winter, this garden requires ongoing maintenance of watering, weeding, and winterizing.

Adopt the Garden

Cost: Partnership Opportunities