The term Borjgali is believed to derive from Megrelian word "barchkhali", which literally means "strong shining". Some other scholars believe that it has different origins. In old Megrelian borj means "time" and gal means "pass" or "flow". So the whole phrase would mean "the flow of time".

 

The memorial's construction will be one of public engagement allowing anybody who wishes to participate to assist in its completion. The memorial will be made of native to both New York and Abkhaz. These trees come together to create the historical symbol of Borjgali, a Georgian symbol of the Sun with seven rotating wings used for thousands of years to symbolize the passage and forgiveness of time. By having the memorial made out of pine trees, an evergreen plant native to both areas, the visitor is placed to encounter what is what is alien to most (in symbolic form) in a medium which is common. Most Americans do not know that Georgia is a country with thousands of years of culture and history. By using evergreen trees the garden will always be living never going dormant in the fall and winter to revive itself once more in the spring. The passage of time will not alter the ways in which the memorial will be viewed, if the trees were of a type which loses their leaves and color during the fall and winter months when the garden would look sad and dormant not truly reflect the meaning behind it. With the median being the message we can conclude that the use of a common material can patch a hole in a dark section of the world's history to build a better future. The ground around the trees will be covered in black stones imported from Georgia which will fill in the negative space between the formation of the trees and the surrounding area. No ground will be visible to the viewer with exception of the plot of land where the trees are planted to form the Borjgali. These stones serve a great deal in the geographical form Georgia as they are naturally seen all across the Georgian beaches. By having only the trees serve as greenery its appearance becomes grander and is not overshadowed by external elements.