Late winter and early spring are a wonderful time in the greenhouse. First, the temperature inside is warm and a bit balmy, even though the weather on the other side of the glass may be cold and windy. Second, things are really growing in the greenhouse – everyday there appears…
On February 24, 2017, another milestone was reached at the Wilmot Gardens, the dedication and official opening of the Chapman Healing Garden. Also, on this same date, the Richard C. Christensen Memorial located within the healing garden was dedicated before a large and enthusiastic audience of family and friends. Interestingly,…
After retiring from 22 years of service in the United States Navy, John Brunner settled in Gainesville where he attended the University of Florida as a Post Graduate student in the College of Education. Brunner’s experiences in the Navy taught him the importance of being part of a community and…
The Therapeutic Horticulture Program at Wilmot Gardens, directed by Elizabeth Diehl, registered horticultural therapist, received a $3,000 grant from the University of Florida Medical Guild in September. The mission of the University of Florida Medical Guild (UFMG) is to promote friendship among members and render service to the UF Health…
The Therapeutic Horticulture Program at Wilmot Gardens, directed by Elizabeth Diehl, registered horticultural therapist, received a $3,000 grant from the University of Florida Medical Guild in September. The mission of the University of Florida Medical Guild (UFMG) is to promote friendship among members and render service to the UF Health…
In the 1970s, John Maruniak was enrolled as an undergraduate student at the University of Florida studying fine arts. During this time, John occasionally visited Wilmot Gardens with friends and dates during the blooming season and recollects the gardens were “pristine, beautiful and well-kept.” However, in the summer of his…
A recent European study (Gidlow, CJ (2016) J. Environ. Psychol. 45, 22-29) suggests that taking a 30-minute walk through a natural landscape with or without views of water is more restorative than a walk in a city residential area with little or no plant life. Thirty-eight healthy adults, 61%…
We’ve had a busy few months in the therapeutic horticulture program and in addition to updating you on the goings-on under the glass, I’d also like to take this opportunity to tell you a bit about how the therapeutic horticulture program works. Each activity we do in the program is…
I hope that you and your loved ones enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and that 2017 is off to a great start. We remain extremely busy landscaping the Chapman Healing Garden and initiating the winter/spring semester therapeutic horticulture programming in the Greenhouse at Wilmot Gardens. In addition, the routine maintenance…
Researchers wanted to know if the amount of greenness surrounding the home had an influence on the mortality rate of women. Using the Nurses’ Health Study prospective cohort of over 108,000 women over an eight year period, 8,604 deaths occurred in the study population. The level of greenness…
