Chicago Botanic Garden
Education

Horticultural Therapy Services

PHOTO: Tending the plants in the Buehler Enabling Garden.

Gardening for Life Enrichment Daily Program

WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES FIND INSPIRATION IN NATURE

Cost: $120 per group activity

Whatever their needs, visitors to the award-winning Buehler Enabling Garden will be comfortable amid this inspiring, beautiful setting for life enrichment activities and programs. Led by horticultural therapists, 45- to 60-minute sessions include plant propagation, herb harvesting, fresh or dried flower arranging, and much more. Therapists draw from the Buehler Enabling Garden's stunning colors, textures, sights, sounds, and smells as they assist visitors of all abilities. Accommodations in this safe, comfortable, barrier-free venue include bathrooms and nearby drinking fountains.

The Garden's horticultural therapy staff has designed a variety of fun, enjoyable activities that encourage socialization and support therapeutic objectives through its Scents and Senses activities, which include the following:

  • Plant Propagation
  • Herb Harvesting
  • Fresh or Dried Flower Arranging
  • Birdseed Making
  • Sensory Tour

Preregistration is required; includes up to 15 participants, plus any staff required by group, and all materials. Programs are outdoors, mid-May through mid-October; some activities are weather- and season-dependent.

 

The families love to visit after you have been here from the Garden. They look forward to seeing what their loved one has made with you.

—Forest Villa Nursing Center Staff

For more information about this program, call (847) 835-8247. To register online, click here.