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10 Tips for Planning a Funeral and Saving Money

Planning a funeral for a someone you love is one of the most difficult things that people have to do. Not only is it emotionally trying, it can also be financially challenging as well. Advanced Fun…

Cremations are on the rise, so what are people doing with the ashes?

Mary-Anne's mother never wanted to be "stuck in a jar" after she died, and a creative solution has ensured she won't be.

10 funeral home realities you probably never wanted to know

As Halloween approaches and the fall decor goes up, we find ourselves surrounded by pumpkins, scary movies and mountains of candy.

13 Tombstones With A Surprising Sense of Humor

They might not have been able to live on, but at least they left their senses of humor on Earth.

To The Person 'Inconvenienced' By Our Funeral Procession

To the middle-aged woman who gestured angrily and yelled as we passed...To the 30-something man in the power suit who honked and forced his black SUV...

Custom Memorials & Your Guide to Popular Headstone Symbols

With the extensive selection of custom memorials, almost any symbol or message can be added to stone grave markers. However, despite a plethora of options, there are

Make a Garden Memory Game

Enjoy hours of educational fun with your own garden-themed memory game.

Writing & Preserving Garden Memories

Betty Pearson, Former GBBG Staffjournal on bench Writing memoirs is one way you can tell one story at a time and helps depict significant memories in your life. Gardeners have a wealth of stories to share that involve garden experiences. This class will help capture and unveil your memories by using all of your sens...

Gardens: The World’s Oldest Therapists

Barb Kreski, Director of Horticultural Therapy ServicesChicago Botanic GardenIf you grew up prior to the invention of tablets and smart phones, it’s likely that you have nostalgic memories of playing in the backyard with friends or feeling the sun on your back as you helped your parents in the garden. Gardens can be a tranquil hobby or an essential refuge for people with all kinds of needs. Their meditative powers have been used formally and informally for thousands of years, and…

How to Create a Sensory Garden for your Dog

We always seem to focus on what's dangerous for dogs in our gardens but what if we decided to use these spaces to enrich their lives instead? We spoke to Fiona De Rosa, an Adelaide-based urban planner who combined her unique skills and experience in urban planning and dog behaviour to plan and design spaces for dogs and their owners"Let me tell you my story of creating a sensory garden for my dog, Eb. I lived with Eb, a Kelpie cross, on…

How To Pre-Plan Cremation

When a body is cremated, the remains are burned to ash (sometimes called “cremains” or "cremated remains"). The cremated remains may be buried in the earth, interred in a columbarium, kept by the family in an urn, or scattered.

We Are the Gardeners

Get It Growing: Garden journals and notebooks, a valuable resource!

As we age, our memory is not as sharp as it once was. Have you ever thought, “Now, what did I plant there last year?” Writing things down makes access to information so much easier and this is especially valuable in vegetable gardening, where we have to factor in many variables.

Revealing the Gardens’ Secrets

A new book of garden photography allows visitors to examine humanity’s relationship to the world’s landscapes.

10 Old-Fashioned Plants and Flowers Grandma Always Grew in Her Garden

Keep grandma's memory close by filling your garden with her favorite blooms.

5 Natural Ways You Can Improve Your Memory