Honouring women veterans
Rooted in service. grown with music.
Located in Sweets Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada, THE HONOURING GARDEN ensures women military veterans are memorialized forever through music and nature.
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nature
Unique perennials significant to each woman veteran are selected, planted, and nurtured within The Honouring Garden, creating a healing space to reflect and remember.
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creativity
Original commemorative music composed by Canadian youth pays homage to the individual service woman and ensures that gratitude is expressed by the next generation in the most universal language.
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legacy
The perennials, commemorative music, and plaques, create a beautiful harmonizing of music and nature that embraces the senses and unites us with the profound legacy of service.
Recent commemorations
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Leading Aircraftwoman Margaret Mann
“A Waltz for New Wings”
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Sub Lt Maureen Vaughan
“The Corgi Waltz”
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Sub Lt abbigail Cowbrough
“As She Danced”
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Nursing Sister Gladys Wake
“Bluebird”
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Sub Lt Nursing Sister Catherine Walker
“Roots of Hope, Rise of the Rose.”
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Captain Nichola Godderd
“Love Always, Nichola"
our vision
Through the universal language of music and the impermanent beauty of nature, our vision is to cultivate a healing commemorative space that promotes remembrance & respect for our women military veterans.
We respectfully acknowledge that this garden exists on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq People, who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial. We honour their enduring connection to the land, waters, and all living things, and we are grateful for the opportunity to learn, grow, and build community on this shared land. We are committed to fostering respect, reconciliation, and meaningful relationships with Indigenous Peoples.