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Wilmot Gardens’ Second Annual Spring Plant Sale

The second annual Spring Plant Sale at Wilmot Gardens will take place in the greenhouse and surrounding grounds on Friday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Garden lovers will find both sought after collectibles and popular favorites. Available…

UF Medical Guild Grant Awarded to Therapeutic Horticulture Program

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…

Therapeutic Horticulture Program Awarded UF Medical Guild Grant

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…

Volunteer Spotlight: John Maruniak

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…

Spring Volunteer Workdays

All are invited to join Wilmot Gardens staff and volunteers during regularly scheduled Volunteer Workdays, which occur throughout the year. Individuals with all skill levels will be engaged in restoring and maintaining the gardens, which provide an important natural respite for patients and caregivers served by UF Health…

Under the Glass: News from the Greenhouse

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…

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

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…

Fall Volunteer Workdays

All are invited to join Wilmot Gardens staff and volunteers during regularly scheduled Volunteer Workdays, which occur throughout the year. Individuals with all skill levels will be engaged in restoring and maintaining the gardens, which provide an important natural respite for patients and caregivers served by UF Health…