The Garden Therapy program enhances the well-being of people with various disabilities by having them participate in garden activities. Members of the RGC travel to different facilities to share their knowledge of gardening in prearranged horticulture pursuits. Garden activities have been held at the Memory Care Unit at Morningside Assisted Living of Raleigh, the North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh where space is provided for the Raleigh Correctional Center Women’s Job Start Program.
Garden therapy activities may include:
Creating fresh flower and succulent arrangements and holiday displays
Making pressed flower cards and bookmarks
Planting flowers and herbs in containers
Propagating plant cuttings
Programs for this year can be found each month in The Leaflet and in Your Yearbook
The Garden Therapy group visited Morningside Assisted Living with residents creating floral arrangements. We also help the JobStart program with decorations for their graduation ceremonies in (June and December). Participants with the NC Division of Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing created pressed flower cards.
