Niagara College is honouring its long-time "first lady."
A memorial garden is in the works for Saundra Patterson, the partner of the school's former president Dan Patterson.
Patterson, who died this past January, was known in her own right as an ambassador for the school.
The Saundra Patterson Memorial Garden will be created in the upper courtyard of the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus.
The idea came from the college's School of Environment and Horticulture.
During the spring term, horticulture students will design the memorial garden as part of their landscape design course, with a winner being selected by the end of the term.
The building phase will start in September, and the garden is expected to be completed by the end of the fall.
Horticulture professor Dena Gavin says this is a great way for students to pay their respects.
"Saundra loved gardening, the College, and our department. She treated us all like her closest friends and spent time with our students... This garden will be an amazing tribute to her and will be loved by many for years; her passion and story will be talked about by many."
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