Take deep breaths, slow down and leave your “to do” list behind.  Experience the therapeutic benefits of horticulture as you celebrate Mother's Day with your sons and daughters by creating a beautiful arrangement combining potted blooming plants and herbs in a decorative basket.  Enjoy your arrangement and then add the plants to your garden or outdoor containers on a porch or balcony. Feel calm and refreshed with positive energy by focusing on being in the moment and engaging your senses while interacting with sensory rich plant materials.

Our class will include an overview of the therapeutic benefits and power of horticulture to understand why and how it can be used personally, and for people of all ages and abilities.  We will discuss the difference between therapeutic horticulture and horticultural therapy. You will learn about wellness and benefits for families including increased relaxation, decreased anxiety, stress relief, sensory stimulation, hope, improved cognitive abilities, engagement in life, connectedness, and physical exercise.  It will be clear how plants and the natural world give you support when life gets overwhelmingly busy or stressful.  We will spend approximately 30 minutes delving into this.

You will spend approximately 90 minutes designing and planting a cheerful spring basket with fragrant and colorful flowers and aromatic herbs to take home.  It will add a special look on your kitchen or dining room table, family or living room coffee table, greeting visitors as they enter your home or outdoor spaces for celebrations. Continue the Mother’s Day spirit throughout the years as you enjoy your long-lasting arrangement together and then in a garden.  Adults without children are welcome to join and gift these arrangements to special family members.  Join Deborah Krause, Horticultural Therapist, in this fun and relaxing session where you may leave with a smile and feeling of pride in your creation. 

Instructor: Deborah Krause

Deborah Krause is a Registered Horticultural Therapist. She is passionate about wellness and the therapeutic benefits of horticulture for people of all ages and abilities. Deborah has served in various capacities in the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) and the Northeast Horticultural Therapy Network (NEHTN), which she co-founded.  She developed the horticultural therapy program at Perkins School for the Blind and was the horticultural therapist and coordinator of the horticulture center there for 40 years. Deborah is currently a Program Coordinator at The Nature Connection whose mission is to improve the wellbeing of individuals and communities through the therapeutic use of nature. She presents webinars for AARP on adaptive gardening.  Deborah consults with non-profit organizations and programs to design and facilitate therapeutic and educational horticulture and nature programs. Deborah's popular classes for adults creating sensory rich seasonal flower and plant arrangements and accessible gardening have focused on relaxation, stress reduction and positive thinking and she is honored and happy to continue to bring this to Tower Hill.

$80 Member; $95 Non-Member (Admission to the Garden is included)

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Construction Update: Beginning in October 2023, renovations & construction will be taking place in and around the Visitor Center. While every effort will be made to minimize the impact to our programs, there may be some noise, dust, or other disruptions.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Registrar at registrar@nebg.org.