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Under the Glass: News from the Greenhouse

Over the past year I have been part of a team that has created and launched the Therapeutic Horticulture Activity Database (THAD), a great resource for horticultural therapists, allied professionals, and anyone interested in exploring activities that use horticulture in therapeutic ways. The THAD was spearheaded by Lesley Fleming,…

Human Health & Plants Research: Does Gardening Modify Brain Activity and Impact Emotion?

There is an enormous body of anecdotal commentary that engaging in activities with plants and gardening provides a number of psychological health and well-being benefits, such as less stress, anxiety, depressive symptomatology, and greater positive affect.  If true, then where, and how do many of the ballyhooed well-being benefits actually…

From the Director’s Desk: Thoughts of a Weed Puller

From my office directly across Mowry Road from the Wilmot Botanical Gardens I am able to admire the beauty of the azaleas that are in full bloom as I write my director’s message. If you are not pleased with your azaleas this spring, it could be a problem with the…

Wilmot Botanical Gardens 2024 Spring Plant Sale Pre-Order!!

Wilmot Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Spring Plant Sale pre-order! We are offering a nice variety of azaleas, native plants, grasses, shrubs, trees and camellias for pre-order. We look forward to receiving your order soon! Click the Learn More for access to the…

***Attention! Save the Date***

Wilmot Botanical Gardens 2024 Spring Plant Sale!!! Don’t miss out on this wonderful plant sale! Many new, beautiful plants available! Pre-sale will open on February 22, 2024. Benefits of pre-sale are endless, don’t miss out! Subscribe today, email crlindsey@ufl.edu to get on the list!…

From the Director’s Desk: Thoughts of a Weed Puller

Now that our very successful Fall Plant Sale is behind us, we have been working on projects we hoped to conclude before the end of the year. We were extremely fortunate to receive a very generous gift from longtime supporters of the gardens that allowed us to move forward with…

Under the Glass: News from the Greenhouse

This fall we launched a research study on the effects of therapeutic horticulture for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) care partners. Thanks to Siang’s leadership in putting together the grant proposal, we received funding for a year-long project from the Parkinson’s Foundation. We are wrapping up our first semester of the study…

From the Director’s Desk: Thoughts of a Weed Puller

                The hot and humid weather in Gainesville generally is a prelude to the beginning of the fall semester at the University of Florida. At the Wilmot Botanical Gardens it coincides with the beginning of preparations for the annual Fall Plant Sale that this year is scheduled for Friday and…