Photo Flash: WAITRESS' Jessie Mueller Helps Plant Adrienne Shelly Memorial Garden

Yesterday the Adrienne Shelly Foundation and The Abingdon Square Conservancy hosted an honorary planting in the Adrienne Shelly Memorial Garden to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her passing. Shelly's widow Andy Ostroy and Jessie Mueller, star of the Broadway musical Waitress, based on Shelly's 2007 film, were on hand to give remarks about her legacy and the work she's passed on, along with Shelly's daughters, and their husbands.

Formed in December 2006, the Adrienne Shelly Foundation supports the artistic achievements of female filmmakers through a series of grants distributed through partnerships with The Sundance Institute, Women in Film, IFP, Nantucket Film Festival, Tribeca Film Institute, Columbia University, Boston University, Rooftop Films, Athena Film Festival, The Horizon Award and American Film Institute. Since its inception it has awarded 60 production grants to talented women across the globe.

Photo Credit: Timmy Blupe

Jessie Mueller and Andy Ostroy

Andy Ostroy and Family

Adrienne Shelly Garden Plaque