The Memories are Made of This – Dementia: Understand Together garden creates a space where people living with dementia can reminisce in a welcoming and supportive way. The garden is a celebration of the 1950s, where people in their 60s, 70s and 80s can remember, celebrate and share stories from their early years.
People living with dementia have been central to the design, sharing memories of the gardens of their youth. Reminiscing has been found to have a positive effect on the quality of life for people with dementia who typically are better able to recall things from many years ago rather than the recent past.
The garden’s metal sculpture represents the growing number of Irish people who develop dementia (over 4,000 people each year) while the surrounding flowerbeds draw on the beauty and individuality of someone living with dementia. A memory shed is a relaxing place that allows for gentle reminiscence.
ROBERT MOORE
Robert Moore is a passionate landscape designer with over twenty years’ experience. He studied at University College Dublin and Bordeaux University, before starting his career in a busy design practice in Galway in 1998.
In 2011 Robert set up Garden Architecture to cater for a growing and diverse range of commercial and residential clients both at home and abroad. He has a passion for creating beautiful, measured and engaging spaces, and was very fortunate to construct the Mamma Mia garden which received two gold medals at Bloom 2018.
