EM 8505
June 1992
M A K I N G G A R D E N I N G E A S I E R
Gardening with Limited
Range of Motion
P.
Rogers and J.
Powell
Raising beds in
therapeutic gardening for people with
range of motion
problems brings the
garden to the gardener rather than
the gardener to the
garden.
The garden
can be modified to
meet the needs of
each...
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EM 8505 June 1992 M A K I N G G A R D E N I N G E A S I E R Gardening with Limited Range of Motion P. Rogers and J. Powell Raising beds in therapeutic gardening for people with range of motion problems brings the garden to the gardener rather than the gardener to the garden. The garden can be modified to meet the needs of each individual gardener. • The garden’s location and accessibility are of major importance. Can the gardener get to the area at any season and time with little effort? Does the surface support year-round foot or wheel traffic? Are the sunlight requirements of garden plants (at least 6 hours each day) and their need for protection from strong winds being considered? • The area around the raised beds must offer easy and safe access. The surface must be level, firm, free of obstacles, and wide enough to turn a wheelchair. • Raised bed construction is based on each gardener’s individual needs. The width should not exceed 1⁄2 the reach of the gardener. The height
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Arthur & Friends has been hard at work setting up the greenhouse at Maple Farm in Wantage,
NJ! It took months of work to get the greenhouse set up for our hydroponic growing system with
the majority of the work focused on getting the floor level.
The pictures at the left illustrate the
many stages of...
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Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1 Arthur & Friends has been hard at work setting up the greenhouse at Maple Farm in Wantage, NJ! It took months of work to get the greenhouse set up for our hydroponic growing system with the majority of the work focused on getting the floor level. The pictures at the left illustrate the many stages of the transformation. We began with the greenhouse still full from the previous years planting of tomatoes, squash and pepper plants in raised beds that had an underground irrigation system, which had to be dismantled and removed. Next the floor had to be leveled and pea gravel… 28 tons … had to be spread overtop of the surface. It was an exciting day when the big green tractor trailer arrived from California with our system. We had to unload the entire trailer by hand and then move everything to the greenhouse for assembly. The next step was to put the 124’ of growing tables together, which six very hardworking volunteers each gave many dozens of hour
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Plants and Green Spaces –
their unique contribution
to Local Communities
Community Cohesion/Big Society
• Parks, gardens, allotments and other green activities provide social capital and
foster community engagement1
.
Volunteer groups and other local residents could be more
involved in maintenance with support from Councils’...
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Plants and Green Spaces – their unique contribution to Local Communities Community Cohesion/Big Society • Parks, gardens, allotments and other green activities provide social capital and foster community engagement1 . Volunteer groups and other local residents could be more involved in maintenance with support from Councils’ parks departments. This is low cost and sustainable; • Involving local residents in decisions on where trees should be planted also encourages community engagement and liaison and less likelihood of vandalism to newly planted trees so reducing costs; • If parks and gardens are not maintained regularly they could incur long-term costs to rebuild them; • Buildings with high levels of greenery have experienced 32% fewer crimes2 ; lower crime means less expenditure on policing and community liaison in the longer term. Climate Change & Energy Consumption • A 10% increase in urban tree coverage will counteract climate change by reducing urban “heat island” temperature
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EM 8498
June 1992
M A K I N G G A R D E N I N G E A S I E R
Most people with visual impairments are not totally blind, but they
do have various kinds of mild to
severe visual problems.
According
to the National Eye Institute, only
10% of the 14 million visuallyimpaired people in the United
States are completely blind.
Because a...
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EM 8498 June 1992 M A K I N G G A R D E N I N G E A S I E R Most people with visual impairments are not totally blind, but they do have various kinds of mild to severe visual problems. According to the National Eye Institute, only 10% of the 14 million visuallyimpaired people in the United States are completely blind. Because a portion of the gardening public in Oregon has some visual impairment, this publication provides several adaptive methods and suggestions to make gardening simpler for these gardeners. Design Avoid curved pathways because they make orientation difficult. Path segments should be straight, with changes in direction marked by a shrub or with a change in the texture of the path material. Steps should be accompanied by a rail that begins several feet ahead of the steps. • Make flower borders and planted beds no more than three feet across so the gardener can reach the plants while kneeling and working with short-handled tools. Island beds, with access from two
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Vol.
2, No.
3, Page 169-182
Copyright © 2008, TSI® Press
Printed in the USA.
All rights reserved
Horticultural Therapy has Beneficial Effects
on Brain Functions in Cerebrovascular
Diseases
Yuko Mizuno-Matsumoto *,1
, Syoji Kobashi 2
, Yutaka Hata 2
, Osamu Ishikawa3
, and
Fusayo Asano 4
1
University of Hyogo, Graduate School of...
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Vol. 2, No. 3, Page 169-182 Copyright © 2008, TSI® Press Printed in the USA. All rights reserved Horticultural Therapy has Beneficial Effects on Brain Functions in Cerebrovascular Diseases Yuko Mizuno-Matsumoto *,1 , Syoji Kobashi 2 , Yutaka Hata 2 , Osamu Ishikawa3 , and Fusayo Asano 4 1 University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Applied Informatics, Kobe, JAPAN 2 University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Engineering, Himeji, JAPAN 3 Ishikawa Hospital, Himeji, JAPAN 4 Tokyo University of Agriculture, Department of Bio-therapy, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo, JAPAN Received 15 May 2008; accepted 30 June 2008 Abstract Horticultural therapy (HT) is gaining attention as a form of rehabilitations in medical fields especially such as occupational therapy and nursing care, although its effectiveness has not been proven yet. This paper uses a strictly medical point of view to assess whether or not HT is effective for improvement of functional activities in the brains of brain-damaged patients.
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© 2009 P.
Annie Kirk, BSW, MLA, ASLA, ANLD | Acer Institute, LLC
PO Box 83 • Aurora, OR 97002 | (503) 887-3439 | info@acerinstitute.
org | www.
acerinstitute.
org
Therapeutic Gardens at Veterans Facilities
In 2005, Acer, ASLA and the Miami VA collaborated to conduct a one-day conference: Therapeutic Garden Design and
Veterans...
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© 2009 P. Annie Kirk, BSW, MLA, ASLA, ANLD | Acer Institute, LLC PO Box 83 • Aurora, OR 97002 | (503) 887-3439 | info@acerinstitute. org | www. acerinstitute. org Therapeutic Gardens at Veterans Facilities In 2005, Acer, ASLA and the Miami VA collaborated to conduct a one-day conference: Therapeutic Garden Design and Veterans Affairs: Preparing for Future Needs. “Our conference was well-received by numerous VA attendees from a variety of specialty areas at our facility. The information shared clearly opened new channels of thought and I believe, have set us upon a path for seeing greenspaces in places previously unconsidered and in the healing light of positive therapeutic outcomes for our veterans. ” – Alee Karpf, HTR, MS, CTRS Out of this event rose interest and alignment of professionals to advocate for therapeutic gardens veterans and their families. “The conference brought home the need to make healthcare more about quality of living not just preservation of life; and mental a
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Examensarbete inom Landskapsingenjörsprogrammet
Examensarbete 2007:24
LTJ-fakulteten, Alnarp
ISSN 1651-8160
Horticultural Therapy for Homeless People –
What are the causes and conditions of homelessness, what needs do homeless people
have and how can we best address these needs with a Horticultural Therapy program?
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Examensarbete inom Landskapsingenjörsprogrammet Examensarbete 2007:24 LTJ-fakulteten, Alnarp ISSN 1651-8160 Horticultural Therapy for Homeless People – What are the causes and conditions of homelessness, what needs do homeless people have and how can we best address these needs with a Horticultural Therapy program? Photo: © Jennifer Chan Johan Niklasson
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HORTICULTURE THERAPY- GLOUCESTER, VIRGINIA STYLE
Since the 1930’s, Gloucester, Virginia has owned the title: “Daffodil Capital
Of America” thanks to the countless fields of daffodils that grew wild in
the fields of the county.
In more recent years’ bulb production turned daffodils
into a cottage industry.
The first Daffodil...
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HORTICULTURE THERAPY- GLOUCESTER, VIRGINIA STYLE Since the 1930’s, Gloucester, Virginia has owned the title: “Daffodil Capital Of America” thanks to the countless fields of daffodils that grew wild in the fields of the county. In more recent years’ bulb production turned daffodils into a cottage industry. The first Daffodil Festival was held in 1939 and continues today with a 3 day celebration featuring tours of extensive daffodil fields, a parade, a daffodil contest, music, and artisan booths. With this history, it is no surprise that the Gloucester Master Gardener (GMG) Horticulture Therapy program includes lots of projects including painting, arranging, coloring, stenciling and of course, planting daffodils. The Gloucester Master Gardener’s mission states in part, “to provide horticultural educational opportunities to the public… to enhance the environment and lives of residents in our community “ a Horticulture Therapy program is a key component through which some of the often
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