Portland Memory Garden

Portland Memory Garden
Part of the garden in 2020

Location	10401 Southeast Bush Street, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45°29′42″N 122°33′30″W / 45.49500°N 122.55833°W / 45.49500; -122.55833Coordinates: 45°29′42″N 122°33′30″W / 45.49500°N 122.55833°W / 45.49500; -122.55833

Sign for the garden, 2020

The Portland Memory Garden is a garden and park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States.

Description[]

The garden, part of Ed Benedict Park, is designed for people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory issues. The project was a collaboration of the following groups: American Society of Landscape Architects, Center of Design for an Aging Society, Legacy Health Systems, Oregon-Greater Idaho Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Portland Parks & Recreation, and Portland State University's School of Urban Studies & Planning.^[1]

History[]

The garden was dedicated in May 2002.^[2]

References[]

^ "Portland Memory Garden". City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ https://eastpdxnews.com/general-news-features/neighbors-continue-to-maintain-‘memory-garden’/

External links[]

Media related to Portland Memory Garden at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
About Us: What is a Memory Garden? at Center for Design

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