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Inclusive Wellness Garden Design

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

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An architectural drawing of a wellness garden

In an inclusive wellness garden environment, people with or without disabilities mobilize around the garden in the same way, equally.

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Z-z-z-zinia! Hope you're enjoying your Sunday 😊😁☺️ . . . . #flowersofinstagram #flowers #flowerdesign #prettyflowers #gardening #gardeningismytherapy #gardenguru #gardening101 #gardensofinstagram #S7 #pinkflowers #flower_daily #landscapedesign #landscapedesigner #horticulture #horticulturist #zinnia #flowersforeveryone #midwestgardener #flowerlove #flowerstagram #cottagegarden #cuttingflowers #ecosystem #flowerporn #summerflowers Want a free Wellness Garden for your facility? A Wellness Garden is an outdoor space that has been specifically designed to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the people using the garden. Wellness Gardens can be found in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, out-patient cancer centers, hospice residences, and other related healthcare and residential environments. The focus of the Wellness Garden is primarily on incorporating plants and friendly wildlife into the space. Many times Wellness Gardens are designed to be inclusive to all people regardless of their mobility status. The gardens can be designed to include active uses such as raised planters for horticultural therapy activities or programmed for passive uses such as quiet private sitting areas next to a small pond with a trickling waterfall. If your facility, community or business is looking to add a Wellness Garden to your grounds, contact me! There may be grant money 💸💵💰💷 available out there for your garden! Don't pass up the opportunity for a free, grant paid garden for your residents or community! 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In a study conducted by Rutgers, geared more towards senior citizens & flower effects, shows some wonderful results: 1. Flowers decreased depression in over 81% of seniors studied. 2. Flowers helped to refresh recent memory & provided enriched personal memories in over 72% of participants. 3. Flowers encouraged companionship in over 40%, by re-engaging with members of their communities and enlarged their social contacts to include more neighbors, religious support and even medical personnel. . . . . #assistedliving #seniorcitizens #elderlycare #enrichment #activities #community #flowersheal #mentalhealth #elderly #flowers #socialize #feelingbetter #depressionhelp #gardenscanheal #wellnessgarden #healing One flower, two flower, red flower, blue flower... Wellness Gardens come in two general headings; restorative and enabling. A restorative garden is created specifically for enjoying, whereas the latter encourages hands on activities. For both, choose plants that command awareness, either through their characteristics or because they attract wildlife. The plants included in Enabling Gardens need to be safe to work with, as many clients may have allergies or may try to eat the plants. Every designer needs to take the type of clientele and purpose of the Wellness Garden into consideration. In the end, the best plants are ones that stimulate the senses and take a person away from their problems and into the present moment. . . . . #wellnessgardendesign #wellnessgarden #therapygarden #sensorygarden #enablinggarden #restorativegarden #gardening #gardeningismytherapy #mentalhealth #health #wellness Go out for lunch today! Get out of that cube and enjoy some nature during lunch. Even if you only have a half an hour to get out and smell some fresh air, feel the sun and hear some birds, your body will thank you. . . . . #gooutsideforlunch #breaktime #getoutside #naturedose #outsidetime #breathdeep #health #takeamoment #breath #relax #mentalhealth #smile #livethemoment I call it swamp milkweed, but you can call it rose milkweed, rose milk flower or white Indian hemp even Asclepias incarnate! 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