
A botanical oasis offering respite, social connection, and nature engagement to people living with dementia, caregivers, and the wider community.
Inspired by the continuing interest in nature and garden experiences in our community, the Memory and Brain Wellness Center created a memory garden for people living with dementia. Named Maude's Garden in honor of our late community member and advocate Maude M. Ferry, this memory garden is uniquely designed to enhance the lives of people living with dementia, as well as provide a relaxing, restorative space for all. The garden will serve as a spot for drop-in gardening, socializing, and nature-based activities, such as horticultural therapy. This memory garden opened March 2022 at Memory Hub, located beside the Frye Art Museum.
The garden design process is ongoing and incorporates feedback from community members living with memory loss and care partners from a focus group in February of 2020, as well as lessons learned from the Garden Discovery Walks program of the MBWC/Seattle Parks and Recreation and a visit to our friends at the Portland Memory Garden.
What makes Maude's Garden a memory garden? We applied and built on the key features of therapeutic landscape design in our process of creating a garden for people living with memory loss and their loved ones. Learn more!
Our Supporters

Thank you to our donors and creators:
Philanthropy: Richard M. Ferry, Aaron and Gwen Colwell, Carl Westphal, Patricia Klingler
Plants and materials: Karen and Rick McMichael, Bill Waldman, Mike & Lacy Gage of Blue Moose Farm in Salem, Oregon, Annika Noreen, Laura Westbrook, Jean Chen, Debbie Wheeler, Jesse Cohen
Garden Artistry: Stone Soup Gardens - Maude’s Garden hardscape / Acoustic Arts, UK - Spiral acoustic sculture, with woodwork by Carl Westphal / Genevieve Wanucha, Margaret ‘Peach’ Jack, and Laura Rumpf - Botanical design / Cal Dobrzynski - Maude’s Garden logo
What's Growing in the Garden
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“What’s In Bloom” February 2023
February 02, 2023
This spring, Maude’s Garden team and volunteers will work to maintain and develop this beautiful place for Memory Hub visitors and program participants, who enjoy exploring and being together in Maude’s Garden. We welcomed three new Maude's Garden volunteers who will provide gardening help and ideas: Dawn Robinson of Sunrise Container Garden Design, Makenzie Patarino of UW, and Caitlin Gilson of Bastyr University. The Memory Hub also looks forward to hosting a second round of the Garden Discovery program, a collaboration between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the UW MBWC. We thank Family Resource Home Care for supporting their long-time support of this nature engagement program.
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Making a fall table mosaic
December 01, 2022
Take a look at the fall table mosaic and leaf rubbings created by the participants in the fall Garden Discovery Program at the Memory Hub.
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Dedication of the memory garden tree
October 31, 2022
A big group of "old timers" from the Momentia Out and About Walks gathered in Maude's Garden to dedicate a young tree planted in memory of their loved ones.
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New Research: Exposure to green space may boost cognitive health
September 04, 2022
Here's a study we at Maude's Garden think is interesting! A nationwide study shows that exposure to green space may support cognitive health. The NIA-funded study findings support the need for further research into the use of green space exposure as a possible way to reduce the risks of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults.
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What’s Growing in Maude’s Garden - July/August 2022
August 19, 2022
Curious about all those plants in the memory garden? Here's a guide for you!
Program and Activities Schedule
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Garden Discovery Program - Spring
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 10:30am
Join us in the garden at the Memory Hub. Discover changes through the season, engage in horticultural activities, and learn what makes this public "memory garden" particularly accessible to people living with dementia and their families in this 3-part series (April 7, May 5, and June 2).
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Garden Discovery Program - Spring
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 10:30am
Join us in the garden at the Memory Hub. Discover changes through the season, engage in horticultural activities, and learn what makes this public "memory garden" particularly accessible to people living with dementia and their families in this 3-part series (April 7, May 5, and June 2).
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Garden Discovery Program - Spring
Friday, June 2, 2023 at 10:30am
Join us in the garden at the Memory Hub. Discover changes through the season, engage in horticultural activities, and learn what makes this public "memory garden" particularly accessible to people living with dementia and their families in this 3-part series (April 7, May 5, and June 2).