Elmwood cradle gardeners tend roots of history
Volunteers tend Victorian era cradle graves at Elmwood Cemetery Saturday, June 6, 2020. The graves include the resting place of Virginia Farris, whose date of death was Dec. 27, 1898. (Ziggy Mack/Special to Daily Memphian)
There are thousands of cradles graves at Elmwood. Slowly, in pockets and bunches, they are being planted by a troupe of volunteers finding particular solace tending a cemetery in a pandemic.
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Kim Bearden Carla Balch Ellen Rardin Katherine Schwartz Cradle Gardeners Cradle Graves Elmwood Cordova Garden Club Nichole Gentry gracelandJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers healthcare and higher education for The Daily Memphian.