Gardening is a great activity for many reasons, including physical and mental health, and according to the Trellis Horticultural Therapy Alliance, gardening can help you “outgrow your limitations.” Since 2017, they’ve been helping people with physical and cognitive impairments engage with gardening and nature at their Ability Garden at Callanwolde Arts Center. Now, Trellis is beginning a new project collaborating with the Atlanta Botanical Garden, bringing “adaptive gardening” to people with spinal cord injuries. Trellis co-founder Rachel Cochran and the Botanical Garden’s community outreach manager Moe Hemmings joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about how the organizations will work together to bring gardening to new communities.
Interview highlights:
On the therapeutic value of gardening:
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