I come to the garden alone

Yes, but whose dime is it on?

From the Decatur Daily:

CADDO, Ala. (AP) — Lawrence County will soon be home to one of the largest faith gardens in the United States, giving area residents a 2-acre retreat to meditate, pray and reflect.

Jerry Chenault, a regional agent with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, is designing a garden featuring plants found in Scripture for the East Lawrence Memorial Gardens on Lawrence County 434.

Faith gardens, sometimes called biblical or ecumenical gardens, are a fairly new concept, said Chenault, but are being designed across the United States as more people recognize their spiritual value. ...

Sounds nice, except that the "tree of life" in this garden will be watered by a generous flow of public funds.

Chenault is part of a team through Alabama A&M University charged with educating people about the benefits of faith gardens. The program receives state, local and federal funds.

The state gave a $1,000 grant for the faith-garden project in Lawrence County, but the majority of funding will come from the memorial gardens and private donations.