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September,
October and November IS .....
FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN - SEPTEMBER 21ST
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH - NOVEMBER
NATIONAL GEORGIA PECAN MONTH - NOVEMBER
Autumn is such a beautiful season filled with scents of apple pies, cinnamon
or pumpkins and the changing colors of the trees. Take advantage
of these opportunities for sensory stimulation by nature. Remember
everyday there are changes outside. Bring them inside to share
with your residents and clients. Invite community groups such
as Scouts or schools to be your helping hands
Horticultural or garden therapy
uses plants and nature to heal and rehabilitate people of all
ages and all abilities. Plants and nature can be integrated into
most activities. Remember that plants are nonthreatening and nonjudgmental.
All you need to do is give the plant what it needs and the plant
will flourish and so will the person caring for it.
Here are some ideas for Autumn
time programs.....
* Collect and press
flowers, herbs, and colorful leaves.
*This is apple season. Pick, eat
and make baked apples or apple sauce or dry to make apple ornaments
or apple
wreaths.
* Decorate mini pumpkins with
dried flowers, cinnamon sticks and hemlock pine cones.
*Expect frost by mid-October.
Clean up outside garden and bring in tender plans such as geraniums,
begonias, or rosemary and basil.
*Collect and dry pods, seeds and
pine cones for fall and winter crafts.
*Pick any green tomatoes before
frost, make fried green tomatoes to eat as a snack while watching
the video "Fried Green Tomatoes".
*September is the time to buy
bulbs for fall planting. They will bloom next SPRING. Plant daffodils
in October. Wait until November to plan tulips.
*Before the leaves fall, collect
various shapes and sizes for leaf
rubbings or leaf prints.
* Make a bouquet garni with herbs
such as parsley, thyme, marjoram and bay leaf.
* Plant colorful mums or ornamental
cabbages outdoors.
*Collect wine bottles and make herbal vinegars. Use for holiday bazaars or gifts.
*Keep house plants clean and check
for insects. Remember : clean plants are healthy plants.
Autumn is an invigorating time. Enjoy the change of pace but never
forget to
STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS.
Check out these Horticulture
Therapy Sites for more ideas and resources.
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