Notes from the Organic Vegetable Garden
By Master Gardener Nancy Dowling Satisfaction to this gardener is coming back to the Organic Vegetable Garden in March after a 4-month break and seeing beds filled with green foliage. We …
Gardening as Occupational Therapy
ardening, as a purposeful and meaningful activity, has been cited as far back as 1932 in Occupational Therapy literature (Wagenfeld & Atchison, 2014, p. 1). At that time, Occupational Therapists (OTs) worked primarily in hospitals to support a patient’s engagement in hobbies and leisure activities through active participation. This year Occupational Therapy turns 100 and OTs everywhere are proud to be working not only in hospitals, but schools, adult day centers, correctional facilities, private homes, and many other settings – including gardens.
Five Things You Didn’t Know About . . . Paula Kaufman, Master Gardener Coordinator, Virginia Cooperative Extension-Arlington-Alexandria
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia extend sincere thanks and wish happy trails to Paula, who resigned Feb. 27 after serving for MG Coordinator for nearly two years. Her last day …
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening: Color and Texture Sustain the Winter Garden
One of a series of occasional essays by Christa Watters. Extension Master Gardener Color and Texture Sustain the Winter Garden It’s not all bleak out there, not even in our …
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening: Preparing for Winter – a Satisfying Task
Occasional essays by Christa Watters, Master Gardener Preparing for Winter – a Satisfying Task In these darkest days of winter, as we wait for the light to spiral back upwards …
‘Tis the Season — A Meditation on Wonder
Fall and winter in the Glencarlyn Library Garden - 2016