April
The following Key will allow you to know which project descriptions belong to which of our TH programs:
MH-Marion House LN-Layhill Nursing Home LH-Landow House GH-Grace House HC-Sanctuary at Holy Cross
BRG-Brooke Grove KN-Kensington Nursing Home STB-St. Barts BH-Byron House BG-Brighton Gardens
STR-St. Raphael AAL-Asbury Assisted Living WH-Wilson House FH-Sandy Spring Friends House
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| Spring Bouquet Friends House 2024 Glass vase, tulips, azalea, hellebore, ribbon, dried pussy willows Talk on the origins of tulips (Turkey), the tulip price wars, tulips grown in Holland and the US today |
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April - Movie Theme - Used plastic popcorn container with spring flower arrangement. Pics were old movie posters printed and laminated and popcorn balls on sticks
April
Projects
Theme-Begonia
Plants for Easter
Project-Potting
up begonia plants in an Easter basket
Ed Talk/Activities-Eggs as a symbol of new life, facts about camellia and euphorbia flowers (used in orchid tubes), legends of Easter celebrations (bunny with carrot, jelly beans in plastic eggs, Easter baskets) Marion House
Theme-Easter
Project-Easter
Basket with flowers, rabbit and eggs.
Used a Doller Tree 4” round “crystal” plastic bowl spray painted
gold. Make handle by laminating gold
metallic wrapping paper cut into half inch wide strip hot glued onto bowl. Filled bowl with flowers, put laminated bunny
pick and styrofoam eggs into bowl.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Spring Ephemerals. Brought in daffodils,
pussy willow and other spring plants to show the group. Can cut a bulb in half to show layers. Layhill Nursing
Theme-Geranium
plants as indoor or outdoor plants
Project-Potting
of geranium plants
Ed
Talk/Activities-Characteristics of geraniums, many different
types available, a few examples of different types shown (live plants), growing
conditions for indoor and outdoor and proper care of plants indoors. Layhill Nursing
Theme-Signs
of Spring
Projects-Pressed
flowers in a picture frame. Frames purchased at the Dollar Store, pressed
flowers wee assorted pansies, forsythia, baby’s breath, crocus, button fern,
bluettes. Pastel colored paper used as
background and frame.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed the signs of spring and the plant
materials used. Landow House
Theme-Easter
and Spring
Project-Arrangement
in a beautiful handcrafted (by team member, Emilye Hill), basket for a
container, lots of spring foliage and flowers.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed the theme. Grace House
Theme-Easter
Project-Bunny
project with pink and white flowers
Ed
Talk/Activities- Discussed the theme. Holy Cross
Theme-Spring
and Easter
Project-Spring
flower arrangement with miniature daffodils, grape hyacinths, dandelions, lilac
blossoms, flowering cherry blossoms, dried gomphrena blossoms, as well as some
artificial flowers and miniature colored eggs in a white container (like yogurt
container) with bunny face painted in marker on the front of the container and
a cotton ball tail attached to the back of the container and pink and white
paper bunny ears set into the flower arrangement.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Provided spring pamphlet with photos of
spring flowers, spring poems and songs.
Discussion of trees which were bursting into bloom: cherry, redbud,
Bradford pear, as well as all the new leaves on maples, oak, hickory etc. Brooke Grove
Theme-Pansies,
Ephemeral plants and Easter
Project-Potted
live pansy plants in any kind of plastic container deep enough to hold a small
plant. Made decorative picks with seed
packets or a copy of seed packets.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Talked about what makes a garden grow. Seeds germinate in warm soil, sprouts require
water, light, and warmth and beneficial insects to pollinate the garden. Display of seed packets and/or pictures of
plants and vegetables with their seeds glued on so participants can see and
touch seeds. Kensington Nursing
Theme-Terrariums
Project-Residents
made Ball jar terrariums with plants, charcoal and soil. We also placed Easter picks inside.
Ed
Talk/Activities-The residents learned about terrariums, using
carbon for retaining freshness and moisture, and the different plants that
could flourish in this contained environment.
The plants really grew over the months and everyone was delighted with
this project. St Barts/Byron House
Theme-Field
Trip to Hillwood
Project-Visiting
the flower garden in person
Ed Talk/Activities-Informal plant identification at the site and history of Hillwood.
Brighton Gardens
Theme-Spring
Flowers/bulbs
Project-
Arrangements with spring bulbs (many varieties of narcissus, some tulips
gathered from our yards and some purchased).
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed history and meaning of narcissus
and tulips. Brighton Garden
Theme-Salad
Box/Growing edible greens
Project-Used
clementine containers lined with newspaper and filled with soil for planting
seeds of different baby salad greens.
Each resident had their own container and they labeled and watered them
and sat them outside to grow for the next month.
Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed growing vegetables, especially cool season lettuces. St Raphael's
Theme-Rabbit
Head Arrangement
Project-Used
a can covered in white construction paper with a bunny face on it with a pink foam
circular ring set on top as a hat through which an arrangement of daisies and
flowers emerge. Bunny ears on long picks
appeared through the flowers.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed rabbits. Asbury Assisted Living
Theme-April
Showers
Project-Fresh
flower and fern arrangement with little cocktail umbrellas and other cute
spring picks as décor.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Water cycle and rain. Wilson House
Theme-Zen
Rock Garden
Project-Created
miniature zen rock garden arrangements.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed the meaning and use of Zen gardens
in Asian Culture. Friends House
Theme-Self-Watering
Containers
Project-Containers
made from 2 cup and 4 cup deli take-out containers. Rooted houseplants (pothos), in water or
soil. Just before program rinse soil
from roots so participants can see roots.
Each participant gets 1-3 plants to plant in their container. Mark water
fill line on side of container. If
plants are left in living area, put either a snowman or scarecrow holding a
sign saying “planted by- name of resident”.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Talked about parts of plants, rooting plants
and how self-watering containers work. Kensington Nursing
Theme-Easter
Project-Easter
Basket with flowers, rabbit and eggs.
Used a Doller Tree 4” round “crystal” plastic bowl spray painted
gold. Make handle by laminating gold
metallic wrapping paper cut into half inch wide strip hot glued onto bowl. Filled bowl with flowers, put laminated bunny
pick and styrofoam eggs into bowl.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Spring Ephemerals. Brought in daffodils,
pussy willow and other spring plants to show the group. Can cut a bulb in half to show layers. Layhill Nursing
