When Emma Moore’s daughter Mabel died, the idea of visiting her in a cemetery felt too far away.
“I don’t like going to them and I feel like [visits] fizzle out,” she says. “At first, you’ll go regularly and then it’ll start being once a year.”
Mabel was born prematurely at 27 weeks in April, her lungs had not fully developed and she lived for just two days. Emma keeps Mabel’s ashes next to a photograph of her tiny feet but she wanted a special place to feel close to her.
“So we created something in the garden… [to] always be reminded of her every day,” she tells Morning Live.
The stillness of green spaces “can help us connect with memories” of loved ones, says Andy Langford, clinical director at Cruse Bereavement Support.
And there are ways to create a special place of calm to remember anyone you’ve lost – even if you don’t have a garden or know much about plants.
