South End garden hosts open house and dedicates ‘Grove of Elders’

Kent’s Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden dedicated a tree grove and showed off its plantings to the community. Bottom row from left to right: Rosalina Chavez, Rachelle Chavez, Ria Chavez, Eden Craver-Dean, Joan Siedel.
Middle row from left to right: Shawntay Loftin, Lorraine McCarty.
Back row from left to right: Randy Ruchotzke, Barbara Hanniford, Raquel Loftin. Submitted photo

South End garden hosts open house and dedicates ‘Grove of Elders’

- Wendy DiAlesandro

An outdoor open house under sunny skies June 25 at Kent’s Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden gave visitors an opportunity to soak up the flavor of its natural and artificial elements and the area where it’s located.

Situated in the heart of Kent’s historic South End neighborhood, the garden is in its second year and contains the Seneca Indigenous Garden, Ciccone’s Italian Garden, Miss Tweet’s Soul Garden, a space for Mother Willie Mae’s healing herbs, Miss Rita’s Pollinator Garden and a culinary herb garden.

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