Musings on horticultural therapy and the soothing effects of plants and nature
I never thought violas had much of a scent until I stored four flats of them in my greenhouse prior to a horticultural therapy class. Opening its entrance in the morning, the sweet smell of a fragrant honey fills my lungs with warm, heavily scented air. I close the door enveloped by an ambrosia that […]
Juana always creates simple and lovely bouquets of flowers from our garden for our house. Given that it is Mother’s Day I need to get out early and freshen up the flowers for her.
It is Flower Friday! Here is a sampling of the different flowers that are poking their heads in my garden today. Tulips: Having a fence definitely keeps down the deer from chomping on these tasty treats and luckily the rabbits have been ignoring them so far this season. Lady’s smock (Cardamine pratensis): This lovely little […]
It’s time to pound pansies (Viola tricolor v. hortensis)! I had to corner the market for pansies and violas to get enough material for my next horticultural therapy class, ‘Pounding Flowers’. Though a class with the title of ‘Pounding Flowers’ sounds a bit cruel, everyone loves the final result, which are prints that take the […]
Juana and I are experimenting to create a wildflower pollinator strip on the lower edge of our property. We decide to do this because for the last two years after the Town put in curbs and poor quality soil, nothing grows in this area. I get a yard of compost to amend the alleged soil […]
It’s amaryllis time! Not just a Christmas flower.
We have an heirloom rose bush on the corner of our property that has been there ever since we purchased our house over 30 years ago. Our neighbors at the time told us that this bush has always been part of the original estate, which our structure is part of, and is likely to be […]
As expected, the daffodils are exploding at @annsplaceinc. The display adjacent to the back parking lot will be in full flower for the next few weeks and the other large expanse in the back should catch up next week. Come by for a visit, smell the flowers and watch our garden explode with life.
My horticultural therapy clients at⠀@annsplanceinc had a great time last week making plant labels and @seedbombs. These are simple exercises where clients young and old can be engaged. I was able to make the plant labels out of wooden stakes, mason jar lids and customized weatherproof labeling. The seed bombs also needed just three ingredients: […]
It’s amaryllis Easter! The flowering succession of amaryllis bulbs that I brought up from the basement in February are starting to flower out just in time for the holidays. I still have 10 or so bulbs in dormancy; a new pair comes up to spring to life every week. Soon all will have a place […]