August
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. Raphaels AAL-Asbury Assisted Living WH-Wilson House FH-Sandy Spring Friends House
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| Maryland State flowers, bird, butterfly, reptile, crustacean FH |
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| Subject: Butterflies FH Regional butterflies and plants that they are attracted to. Plastic cup with zinnias, butterfly pick
August
Projects
Theme-Butterflies Project-An
arrangement made with flowers that butterflies visited from the TH beds at
Derwood. Assorted laminated butterfly
picks were added for interest and to support the theme. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed the importance of butterflies as
pollinators, the lifecycle of butterflies, efforts to create sustainable
butterfly habitats (as reported in the Maryland Natural Resource publication,
Summer 2017), and poems and quotes about butterflies including this Irish
blessing: May the wings of the butterfly kiss the Sun, And find your shoulder to light on, To bring you luck and happiness, Today, tomorrow and beyond MH/LN
Theme-Late
Summer Bouquets Project-Arrangement
in glasses from the Dollar Store. Lined
the glasses with leaves. Used red and
pink gomphrena, fennel flowers, artemisia, verbena, lavender, hibiscus syracus
(rose of Sharon), zinnias, heliopsis, victrix tree blooms and mint greens. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed plant materials. LH
Theme-Importance
of Bees in the Food Chain Project-Arrangement
using black mushroom containers adorned with bee stickers, lots of summer
flowers especially yellow and white and the usual greens. Highlighted with handcrafted bees created by
team member Cynthia Kaufman. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed bees in the food chain. GH
Theme-Maryland,
My Maryland Project-Container
with copy of the state flag covering it.
Used black eyed Susans and other flowers from the TH beds at Derwood. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed the state tree, bird, butterfly and
flower. We shared plastic covered card
examples of each of those. HC
Theme-Summer
and the Seashore Project-Floral
arrangement including pachysandra, black eyed Susans, butterfly bush, crepe
myrtle, Queen Anne’s lace, northern sea oats, and featuring various types,
sizes and shapes of seashells as well as miniature umbrellas. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed gardening in August. Talked about memories associated with summer
trips to the beach and lakes and which were their favorite foods of
summer. Gave out goldfish crackers as a
snack.
BRG
Theme-Maryland,
My Maryland Project-Red
plastic sup or can covered with Maryland flag filled with rudbeckia, and other
flowers. Picks used were: a crab painted
in a Maryland flag design, Maryland flag picks and picks with Maryland plant
and animal mascots. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discuss large pictures of the Baltimore
Oriole, white oak, checkerspot, blue crab, and other Maryland symbols and also
discussed meaning of endangered species. KN
Theme-The
Maryland State Flower Project-Made
an arrangement with black eyed Susans in a decorative container. Ed
Talk/Activities-Talked about different varieties of black
eyed Susans and showed a five foot long stem and flower. STB/BH
Theme-Flower
Arranging Project-Flower
arrangements using different containers and styles. Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed
specific flower arranging tips, container shapes, oasis vs. frogs or scotch
tape to hold flowers in place. BG
Theme-Maryland
State Flower Project-Cupcake
flower arrangements featuring black eyed Susans
and other tiny cut summer annuals and perennials in a variety of colored
silicone cupcake cups filed with oasis. Residents made more than one of these.
Even though it required lots of attention and dexterity, they loved it and how
the little arrangements looked. Ed
Talk/Activities-Talked about black eyed Susans and sang
summer songs. BG
Theme-Flowers
Scents Project-not
specified Ed
Talk/Activities-Not specified STR
Theme-Moon
Gardens Project-A
moon garden arrangement with all white, silver, and muted greens. Ed
Talk/Activities-Talked about Moon Gardens AAL
Theme-Tall
Plants of Summer Project-Made
dried corn husk sunflowers in advance and added them to a late summer flower
arrangement in a double clear container (bowl within a bowl) style holder with
various colored beans in between the container layers. Also used ribbon around the flowers. Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed tall summer plants and used a life
size scaled cardboard prop of a 6 foot+ tall sunflower plant to demonstrate the
heights of a variety of tall summer plants.
Used a clothespin to attach examples of each tall plant to the side of
this cardboard sunflower to show the plants in ascending order from tall to
tallest. WH Theme-Beach
Theme Project-Not specified Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed soil-sandy, clay, and loam FH
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