By Lori EhdeStan Nelson is pictured in the Carrie Nelson Memorial Garden, which was established in 2003 near the Blue Mounds State Park Interpretive Center."It’s a comforting place to be," he said.Situated atop the Blue Mounds State Park, the garden serves as a fitting reminder of a girl who once loved the park and the community."The garden is a wonderful place for family and friends to go and meditate and think about Carrie and remember her," said Carrie’s mother, Nan Karr Kaufenberg."It’s overlooking the town she loved. She really loved Luverne, even though she only lived there a few years of her life."The garden includes more than a dozen different species of prairie wildflowers native specifically to Rock County and the Blue Mounds.The list includes purple cone flower, compass plant (a small sunflower), prairie sage and button blazing star. Carrie Nelson’s favorite color was orange, so wood lilies and butterfly milkweed — with orange blooms — are also among them.In addition to finding comfort in the garden, Karr Kaufenberg said the community has been supportive since Carrie’s death."The kindness of the people in Luverne when we went through that is something we’re really thankful for," she said."People in the town really came out for us. They are kind-hearted people."