Rock County

Plants, gardening and connections to nature profoundly impact health and quality of life.   In this program explore the theories and practices associated with therapeutic horticulture and how gardening and the natural environment can improve the health and sense of well-being of older populations. General Details: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Program Held at Rotary Botanical Gardens [...]

Below is an on-line version of the presentation, Elements of a Healing Garden, presented: Garden Expo, Feburary 12, 2011 MATC, February 15, 2011 See References for more information.

Situation: UWEX colleagues and master gardener volunteers (MGVs) increasingly find opportunities and demand for horticulture-type programming for non-traditionally served audiences. These audiences include senior citizens, the incarcerated, and people with disabilities. Response: Horticulture Therapy (HT) is an emerging scientific field utilizing the therapeutic effects of gardening and natural environments.  HT is recognized as a practical [...]

Presentations from the Advanced Master Gardener Training October 27, Milwaukee & Waukesha Counties November 4, Fond Du Lac County November 9, Rock County November 10, Kenosha & Racine Counties

Rersearch shows a connection between our personal wellness- mental, physcial, and emotional well-being– to our interaction with plant materials and green spaces.  This lecture series is to introduce Garden members and volunteers, health care providers, and the interested individuals from the general public to the myriad of concepts tied to the field of horticulture therapy. September [...]

Though UWEX was not mentioned in this clip, Channel 3 News did a nice overview of our program we do with the Rock County Sheriff’s Department. See the clip via Rock County Inmates Give Back With Gardening. View the 2006-2009 summary, “Using Gardening to Teach Life Skills to Jail Inmates” (6 pages, PDF) Our appreciation to [...]

National Horticultural Therapy Week 2010 will be celebrated from March 14th through March 20th this year, as that is the week in which spring begins!  More information at the AHTA website. Adding my part to the celebration, I presented this weekend on ‘Elements of a Healing Garden’ to Master Gardeners at Kenosha’s annual “Spring Into Gardening” workshop. 

 My presentations for the January 21, 2010, Jefferson County Master Gardener Volunteer meeting.

Using Gardening to Teach Life Skills to Jail Inmates (6 pages, PDF) Increasing Access to Fresh Produce for Low Income Families (3 pages, PDF) Wisconsin Master Gardener Association Annual Report (64 pages, PDF) Rock Prairie Association, page 49.  

AHTA is proud to announce its partnership with the Chicago Botanical Garden 2010 AHTA Annual Conference October 14-16, 2010  with special Pre-Conference Workshops on October 13. Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, Illinois More information will become available at the AHTA website.