Located within Living Potential Community Gardens, The Grief Garden CIC is a community-led project that invites people who are experiencing grief to work together to co-create a garden as a place of acceptance, connection and healing. In the garden, people are welcome to express and explore their grief in ways that feel good to them, whilst designing, producing and caring for an evolving garden for the emerging community.
The project focuses on both the process of co-creating a garden, alongside the garden itself, as a space for healing both individually and collectively. It does this through exploring the reciprocal relationship between grief and the natural world, inviting humans and nature to support each other. The garden hopes to make space for grief to be, without pressure to ‘get better’, and hopes to normalise conversations about death and grief within society.
People who are experiencing grief are invited to attend a weekly gardening group and become a part of a peer to peer support group of budding horticulturalists. The Grief Garden also hosts a variety of different events and workshops about death, dying and grief.
Frequently asked questions
Can I just turn up?
No, we ask that you register in advance. This helps us prepare the space and make sure we can welcome and support everyone who attends.
I haven’t had a recent bereavement. Can I still come along?
Yes. The garden is for anyone who is experiencing grief. Everyone’s experience is different, and it’s up to you to decide whether the space feels right for you.
I’m not sure if it’s for me. Can I come along to see?
Yes. You’re welcome to register and come along to try a session. You can attend as many or as few sessions as you like. If you’re not feeling up to it one week, you can always come another time.
How do I get there?
There is parking available at Woodhall Hotel & Spa. The garden can also be reached by bus. The closest stop is on Harewood Road, served by the X99 bus from Leeds to Wetherby. From there, it’s a short walk.
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