Nursing home gardening ideas

If your community doesn’t already have a Gardening Club or residents, this time of year is a great time to start one. Remember, not everyone in the Club needs to have a green thumb - everyone can learn from one another!

For seniors living in nursing homes, the benefits of garden related activities are abounding. Here are some wonderful garden activities for the elderly.

Bird watching is a rewarding pastime that can bring immense pleasure. There are so many health and wellness benefits to spending time in nature. A bird habitat is a wonderful way to entice seniors outdoors.

Terraform, a wheelchair-accessible planter box currently used in about a hundred retirement homes, rehab centers and public gardens in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, was a long time in the making. Actually, it nearly did not make it. About 10 years ago, several contemporary artists were invited to exhibit pieces in community gardens in the…

Gardening is a wonderful physical and emotional activity for seniors. It is an opportunity to reminisce about times gone by while reaping the benefits of sunshine, fresh air and gentle exercise.

organization making wheelchair accessible gardens. A group of architects and artists created the Terraform program for wheelchair accessible gardens.

How to make a fairy garden with an elderly member of the family you are caregiving for.

10 easy activities designed to infuse joy and healthy lifestyle habits into the lives of nursing home residents.