FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care Remodel Butterfly Garden

For Immediate Release
 
LANCASTER, Ohio (October 26, 2026) - FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care has completed a remodel of the Butterfly Garden at The Pickering House, creating a peaceful space where patients and their families can relax, reflect, and spend meaningful time together.

The original butterfly garden was established with funds lovingly donated by the family in memoriam of Wilford and Thelma Greathouse, who both passed away in 2010.

This project was made possible through the generosity of the community and the incredible efforts of FAIRHOPE volunteers. Funds raised during this year's Trash to Treasure event—a volunteer-led fundraiser where items are collected, organized, and sold to support FAIRHOPE's mission—helped bring this vision to life. A plaque installed in the garden acknowledges the work and dedication of FAIRHOPE’s volunteers.

Natural Creations, a design-build landscaping, hardscaping, and retail greenhouse in Lancaster, was instrumental in designing the remodeled garden and installed many deer resistant perennials.

“We are so grateful to our community and especially our volunteers who worked to make this beautiful space possible,” said Kristin Glasure, President and CEO of FAIRHOPE. “The original garden was a wonderful gift from the Greathouse family and will continue to be a gift to our patients and their families for years to come.”

To learn more about FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care, visit www.fairhopehospice.org, or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FairhopeHospice.

FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Since 1982, FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care has provided exceptional and compassionate care in our community. We are dedicated to meeting the emotional, spiritual and physical needs of those we serve by honoring life during its most difficult times. We will meet you on your journey wherever you need us. This includes serving you at our serene 38-acre campus in Lancaster, home to the Pickering House hospice in-patient facility and the Anita M. Turner grief center. We invite you to learn more about us by visiting our website at www.fairhopehospice.org.