A lifelong love, or a newly discovered leisure activity of gardening, should not have to end as we age. Gardening provides exercise, stimulation, a sense of accomplishment, hope and many other benefits for mental and physical health. Enjoying gardening late into life also helps people on fixed incomes to “stretch the pocketbook and tight budget” by growing food in a garden and keeping a healthy diet. Join Deborah Krause, Horticulture Therapist, to learn how to make gardening more accessible depending on your physical abilities. Discover some of the ways you can customize your garden to suit both your physical needs and your available space. This hourlong webinar will introduce you to a variety of container gardening methods, including raised beds, garden tables.
This New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill webinar will be held on October 12, and is free to attend thanks to the generous sponsorship by AARP Massachusetts. This webinar will be recorded and available to registrants for 1 month.
Deborah Krause is a Registered Horticultural Therapist. She is passionate about wellness and the therapeutic benefits of horticulture for people of all ages and abilities. She has served in various capacities in the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) and the Northeast Horticultural Therapy Network (NEHTN), which she co-founded, and currently is on the Board of Directors. Deborah developed the horticultural therapy program at Perkins School for the Blind and was the horticultural therapist and coordinator of the horticulture center there for 40 years. She is currently a Program Coordinator at The Nature Connection whose mission is to improve the wellbeing of individuals and communities through the therapeutic use of nature. Deborah is the horticulture educator at the Memorial Spaulding School Garden where students grow produce to donate to food pantries. She presents webinars for AARP on adaptive gardening as we age. Deborah consults with non-profit organizations to design and facilitate therapeutic and educational horticulture and nature programs. Deborah’s popular classes for adults creating sensory rich seasonal flower and plant arrangements have focused on relaxation, stress reduction and positive thinking and she is honored and happy to continue to bring this to Tower Hill.
$0 Member Adult; $0 Adult (Sponsored by AARP MA) This webinar will be recorded and available for all registrants until November 12, 2022.
