Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb CountyHorticultural Therapy at Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Horticultural Therapy Program for Rehab Patients
Rehab patients at WellStar Cobb Hospital · Tuesdays for one hour, 1:30 pm; Summer Hours, 10:30 am -12:00 pm; about an hour every Tuesday year round
From cobbmastergardeners.com/project/horticultural-therapy-at-wellstar-cobb-hospital ↗About this program
Master Gardeners have been providing the horticultural therapy program for rehab patients at WellStar Cobb Hospital since November of 1992.
The raised beds in our special work area make accessible gardening from the wheelchairs easy. The patients tend a wide variety of seasonal vegetables. The patients plant, mulch, water, weed, harvest and eat what we grow.
Gardening naturally lends itself to planning for the future which grows hope. As you face physical challenges or just the reality of getting older, it is quite empowering to be able to care for other living things – plants.
The patients so enjoy our weekly sessions in the garden. Just being outside in the fresh air is rejuvenating. We find that standing endurance and strengthening exercises pass inside goals as they are so engaged in gardening that time passes quickly.
Questions
Where is the project located?
The Pete Wood Therapeutic Garden at WellStar Cobb Hospital, 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA (located between the 1700 building and Tranquility)
When is the project workday?
Tuesdays for one hour, 1:30 pm
Who chairs the project?
Becky Blades
What vegetables do the patients grow?
Other cool season veggies we grow include: sugar snap peas, lettuce, radish, kale and broccoli. Summer veggies include: tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, peanuts, bush beans, Chinese yard long beans, cantaloupe, and watermelon.
Details
- Who
- Rehab patients at WellStar Cobb Hospital
- When
- Tuesdays for one hour, 1:30 pm; Summer Hours, 10:30 am -12:00 pm; about an hour every Tuesday year round
- Where
- The Pete Wood Therapeutic Garden at WellStar Cobb Hospital, 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA (located between the 1700 building and Tranquility)
Run by
Green Meadows Preserve Community GardenGreen Meadows provides public access community gardening for Cobb residents and helps gardeners expand their knowledge of gardening through horticultural classes and individual assistance to grow nutritious vegetables close to home without chemical pesticides.
Wildlife and Rain GardenThe Wildlife and Rain Garden at Cobb County Water System was created in 2004 for educational purposes, specifically to demonstrate storm water pollution prevention, with plantings designed to provide habitat to pollinators and urban wildlife.
The Cherokee and Period GardenThe Cherokee and Period Garden became an approved Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County project in December 2012.