The Good Life – November-December 2023

WRITTEN BY: HILLARY W. SORENSON
The longing for a place of quiet contemplation has created
an upswing in healing gardens across the United States.
Healing gardens, or therapeutic gardens, are created with
the intent of providing revitalization, rehabilitation, and
other therapeutic applications. According to the American
Society of Landscape Architects, “a plant-dominated
environment” creates passive or active interactions
between individuals and the garden’s healing elements.
Horticulture therapists encourage beautiful spaces with
wide accessible entrances and paths along with sensoryconscious
elements that invigorate the senses. Fargo’s
Garden of Healing is located East of Scheels Arena on
32nd Ave South in Urban Plains Park. With its elegantly
laid brickwork and strategically placed blooms, The
Garden of Healing Fargo hopes to become a destination
for those seeking restoration and healing.
From the Ashes
The Garden of Healing was created when two non-profits
shared the same vision and partnered together to make
an idea into a reality.
In 2018, Sarah Fisher's son, Cameron, was killed in a car
accident. Following his death, Sarah created Crosses for
Cameron, a non-profit organization that strives to spread
awareness and the importance of organ donation. Sarah
and her husband Arlin Fisher came up with the idea for
The Garden of Healing and hoped it could be a place for
life, living, and healing for all. In April 2021 the Fargo Park
Board approved the proposal, and the following month
they held a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase One. Jodi
Plecity was among a crowd of 250 in attendance.
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