I'm so excited!!
Welcome to my brand spanking new store!
I'm so excited to introduce the garden activity signs to you! They were enthusiastically received by my garden program participants in a residential care home, and I hope you will find them useful and enjoyable for your garden visitors too.
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Drop by to see what's new on the blog. After 23 years as a horticultural therapist and educator I have lots to share about:
- nature appreciation for daily refreshment and for therapeutic benefit,
- planning and leading garden programs (like all the mistakes I made that you can avoid),
- collaborative design of therapeutic gardens and how to make them accessible for people with diverse abilities,
- and this more recent interest of mine: garden signage that encourages independent engagement with nature.
Glad you stopped by!
Shelagh Smith, HTR, MAEEC
Also in Shelagh's Blog
Captivating Garden Trends
Allow nature to captivate you and spark joy! Joy in Nature is a 2019 garden trend that captivated me. Read about several garden trends and garden design elements shared by Brian Minter and Karen Chapman in their talks at the 2018 CanWest Horticulture Show.
How I Started a Therapeutic Birding Program
It was my first time facilitating a group for these supportive housing tenants and I had no idea whether or not they were interested in birds. Turns out that once asked, they were bursting to share their bird stories with me and their fellow tenants.
11 Simple Therapeutic Birding Activities You Can Facilitate
Concerned that you don’t know enough about your local birds to facilitate a therapeutic birding program? No worries. Enthusiasm and curiosity go much further than expertise when it comes to inspiring recreational nature engagement. Create space for your participants to share their stories and knowledge, and they will likely teach you a thing or three about your local birds.
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