Imagine a garden space in which modern Lopez families can share meals and special moments in the very heart of the island’s past.
The Lopez Island Historical Museum is beginning work on the Lopez Heritage Garden, a family picnic area in which memorials, tributes and remembrances can be displayed in a landscape of native plants and heritage apple trees. Lisa Hummel, descendant of the Hummel Lake family and a well-known Seattle landscape designer, has volunteered to design the project.
Although details are not finalized, the Lopez Heritage Garden will grace the landscape with heritage apple trees grafted from island orchards and several areas that will feature a variety of native plants. Memorial plaques, tiles or bricks will be mounted within the Garden on a combination of special posts, benches, tables, and arbors.
Lopez Island has always had a strong community-minded culture that honors the spirit and memories of those who have called Lopez Island their home. The Lopez Heritage Garden will be a place where that generous spirit is captured and memorialized for present and future generations. What better way to celebrate that culture than to surround it with beauty and growth?
- Memorial & remembrance monuments.
- Family picnic area
- Native plantings with identifying markers around the picnic area
- Heirloom fruit trees between shed and museum
- Additional gravel paths and seating areas
