How do I create a memorial rock garden?
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clear a area in your yard, lay down heavy landscape fabric, if you choose plant, place a garden bench with in and top with people stones or mulch
You can make stepping stones and make a walkway. We planted a Japanese maple and pit some Japanese concrete items I. The area.
This site has some beautiful and practical ideas:
https://www.botanicalpaperworks.com/blog/read,article/692/creating-a-memorial-garden-to-honor-remember-loved-ones
There are stones that can and have been made into water features, you can have a interesting rock sand blasted with a loved ones name and appropriate dates, you can make a custom stepping stone using shells, glass gems, or colored glass (google search: how to make stepping stones with colored glass... choose the "more images" selection) Pinterest.com will have ideas on this too as well as instructions.
A google search for memorial rock gardens might help with ideas too.
I like this one. You could put a concrete angel in it.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/low-maintenance-gardening-part-2-rock-garden-16848673
Click on a photo and go to the site.
https://www.google.com/search?q=diy+memorial+rock+garden+ideas&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzhcz5gvrbAhVCgK0KHYbNDLkQ_AUICigB&biw=1093&bih=498&dpr=1.25
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