Fort Worth, Texas
A bouquet’s life ends on Sunday. Ours begins there.
We gather the flowers left behind after dances, weddings and events, rebuild them into small arrangements, and carry them to residents of dementia care and senior living communities.
Give flowersThe story continues belowWhere they came from
- School dancesHomecoming and prom, four campuses
- WeddingsCeremony and reception arrangements
- Corporate eventsCenterpieces after the last guest leaves
- FloristsUnsold stems at the end of the week
Where they go
- Memory care facilitiesFlowers for residents and staff
- Senior living homesCenterpieces for shared tables
- Rehabilitation suitesA little brightness during recovery
Why flowers
A visit that asks nothing of memory
Conversation can be hard when someone is living with dementia. Flowers are not. They land at once, and they stay on the table for a week afterward.
Nothing new is grown for this
Every stem was already cut, already paid for, already headed for a bin. What the work costs is a car and an afternoon.
Join in
Room for your school, and your city.
If your school, church or venue holds events with flowers, a drive takes one person and one car.
In the news
North Texas teen shows dementia patients she cares through flower initiative
A profile of the initiative from its start after homecoming through the wedding flowers that now arrive from across the neighborhood.
52 Faces: Stepping out of the comfort zone, Thrisha Sukesh finds a calling
How a grandfather's diagnosis turned into a citywide push for dementia-friendly businesses, and the classmates who came along.