The Memorial Garden Project was a collaborative effort among many organizations who work with victims of crime. The former Vermont Victim and Survivor of Crime Council spearheaded this project. The Memorial Garden Project became the Courage in Bloom Garden. The Courage in Bloom Garden is located between 10-12 Baldwin Street in Montpelier. This space can be visited by the public during Spring, Summer, and Fall. This space is for remembering, for honoring, and for building awareness about victims and survivors of crime.
There is a poem engraved on the statue in the center of the garden. This poem was written by a former Executive Director at the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Rose Pulliam. The poem is as follows:
Will I be here
And when winter's icy halo descends upon my soul
Even then
As sparkling diamonds of snow and ice
Will I be here
And when earth turns and sun causes me to rise as fragmented pieces
Even then
As clouds of promise
Will I be here
And when the time comes for me to fall as rain in gentler days
Even then
As nutrient to rainbow prisms of bloom
Will I be here
And when the time of seasons hides my spirit
Even then
As life's dew
Will I be here
