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Therapeutic Horticulture
Therapeutic Horticulture Program: Enriching The Lives of Others Through Horticulture
The Therapeutic Horticulture Program is a community outreach project. Its purpose is to teach horticulture, and to share its pleasures and benefits with special needs populations. This is accomplished through the use of garden-related activities, which serve as an aid to recovery and rehabilitation, or as a productive, life-enriching leisure activity.
The Therapeutic Horticulture Group provides garden-related programs at a number of different types of facilities from special education classes in schools to senior assisted living communities and nursing homes.
The programs involve hands-on horticulture activities for participants, which are designed and prepared by Master Gardener volunteers. Examples of projects include: growing houseplants, herbs and vegetables, making topiaries, planting terrarium and dish gardens, propagating plants, and arranging fresh and dried flowers.
We currently work at the following sites:
Asbury Methodist Village, Alzheimer's Unit |
Gaithersburg |
Asbury Methodist Village, Assisted
|
Gaithersburg |
Asbury Methodist Village,
|
Gaithersburg |
Aspenwood Senior Living Center,
|
Silver Spring |
Aspenwood Senior Living Center,
|
Silver Spring |
Bartholomew House,
|
Bethesda |
Brooke Grove Retirement Village,
|
Sandy Spring |
Byron House,
|
Potomac |
Friends House, Assisted Living |
Sandy Spring |
Grace House, Assisted Living |
Silver Spring |
Kensington Nursing and
|
Kensington |
Layhill Center, Nursing Home |
Silver Spring |
Manor Care, Nursing Home |
Silver Spring |
Marian House, Assisted Living |
Brookeville |
Master Gardener Demonstration
|
Derwood |
NIH adult health units |
Bethesda |
NIH children’s mental health unit |
Bethesda |
Raphael's House, Assisted Living |
Rockville |
For further information please call 301-590-2836.
For more information, contact Web Master
Last updated: 12/7/2007