Memorial Gardens
Our Memorial Gardens are a beautiful, living memorial that is personal to each and every visitor and dedicated to every name recorded at St Marylebone. Throughout the year, there’s a succession of colour that changes with the seasons. We’re so pleased that many people continue to visit the garden months, years or even decades after they first came to commemorate a loved one here and their devotion is a tribute to the peace and tranquillity of the grounds.
We have many different types of memorials available in our gardens. Memorial shrubs are available for dedication in many areas. They include azaleas, rhododendrons, berberis and flowering cherries to name just a few. Ashes may be buried at the foot of a shrub marking the final resting place, or alternatively a shrub may be dedicated as a memorial and the ashes strewn elsewhere in the garden.
Many different kinds of ornamental trees and flowering shrubs have been selected to flower at different times of the year or have been chosen for their attractive leaf colour or berries to add interest, particularly at the time of a special anniversary. There are a number of rose beds in the more formal part of the garden and an individual bush rose or a standard rose, may be your choice of memorial.
As soon as you enter the beautiful south-facing Willow Garden you can sense its atmosphere of peace and serenity. A water cascade runs through the middle of the terraced rose beds, whilst the wide variety of trees and shrubs around the more informal perimeter attract wildlife. This sheltered and walled garden is an ideal setting for quiet contemplation.
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