Concept art of the transformation garden There are many reasons why you might want to create a garden. Gardens are spaces where nature and recreation come together to create a sense of calmness or a place to escape. Often gardens are covered with greenery (planned or natural), they have places to sit or things to see. They sometimes focus on growing food; or providing habitat for pollinators; or gathering together rare or native plants. Sometimes you create a garden because you want to make a statement, and sometimes you create a garden to preserve the past. But sometimes you create a garden because you have lost a friend and colleague. This is one of those gardens.  Concept art of the transformation garden The University of Ottawa has dozens of gardens, or at least green spaces that could be considered proto-gardens. Personally I don't ascribe to the idea that any patch of grass is considered a garden. I think that there needs to be some something that draws you to the space and g...