Enabled Gardeners (Home/Gardening/Enabled_Gardeners)
up Enabled GardenersSites in this category provide information, association locations, tools, or other material that helps people who are elderly, infirm or in any way need assistance to garden.EntriesGarden Forever http://www.gardenforever.com/ A gardening web magazine for gardeners of all ages, abilities and lifestyles. Thrive http://www.thrive.org.uk/ UK national horticultural charity that promotes the use of gardening and horticulture for training and employment, therapy and health. American Horticultural Therapy Association http://www.ahta.org/ Offers information, professional registration and training programs. Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association http://www.chta.ca/ Assisting with program development, research, and to promote the professional use of horticulture as a therapy. The Growing Center Inc. http://www.growingcenter.org/ A non-profit horticultural therapy center in Frederick, PA. Community gardens, a monthly meeting for local people and information about horticultural therapy. Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria http://www.horticulturaltherapy.com.au/ HTAV fosters and supports horticultural programs and activities which enhance in a meaningful way, the social, emotional and physical well-being of people both in their homes and in a variety of community settings. City Farmer http://www.cityfarmer.org/horttherp70.html#hort The Ability Garden began in 1988 as a demonstration garden of five raised beds to accommodate people in wheel chairs to garden. Susan Tomlin's Disabled Gardening Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1391/disabled.html Susan's page is an inspirational site about gardening with a physical disability. Human Issues in Horticulture http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/humanissues/otherl.html List of sites which include gardening with the elderly, with children, and horticulture therapy. Gardening with AD/HD http://www.ncpamd.com/gardening_with_ADD.htm Gardening techniques that work well for the inattentive gardener. Specific plants and techniques. Josh's Garden Web http://inthecountrygardenandgifts.com/jspece/gardening/raisedbed.html Handicap Accessible Gardening, article by Josh Spece. Garden Partners http://www.gardenpartners.org/ An organization in Portland, Oregon. Its mission is to enhance the physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being of individuals through participation in meaningful garden-related activity. Michigan Horticultural Therapy Association http://www.mhtachapter.org/ MHTA strives to promote the use of horticulture as therapy throughout the state of Michigan. Red Wiggler Community Farm http://www.redwiggler.org/ Founded in 1996 as a non-profit horticulture therapy and vocational training program for adults with developmental disabilities. Related categoriesLow Allergen Plant selection and gardening techniques that reduce the amount of allergens in the garden. Recreation Sites about recreation for and by people with disabilities. United Kingdom Neigbour categoriesBonsai and Suiseki Directories Education Sites for schools, courses, and other educational programs dedicated to amateur horticulture and garden design. Events This category has sites for flower and garden shows intended for home gardeners and gardening enthusiasts and FAQs, Help, and Tutorials Forums and Online Communities Places where gardeners meet online to share questions and answers, experience, companionship, photos and/or journals. Includes general gardening forum sites as well as people-oriented gardening Gardens This area lists two categories of website: 1. Sites about actual gardens - public gardens, private gardens, botanical gardens, arboreta, personal garden pages. 2. Sites about particular styles History History of garden design and of individual historic gardens. Hydroponic Hydroponics and "vertical gardening" utilize soil less methods to provide nutrients to plants, typically in a controlled environment. This sections Image Galleries Category for sites with galleries of photographic images and/or graphics of flowers and plants or information Intensive Planting Intensive planting is a gardening method in which plants are more closely spaced than in traditional row gardens. Though this causes a small drop in productivity per plant because of competition, Kids Gardening Landscaping Landscaping involves the creation and maintenance of gardens. This category is for sites that offer guides and/or "how to" advice when it comes to landscaping a garden. Sites which cover topics such News and Media This category is for sites offering information in any number of different formats including Organic Organic gardening avoids the use of man made inputs in the production of food crops, lawn care, and/or ornamental plants. This category covers how to Organizations Clubs and Associations Clubs, Associations and Societies of all gardening types can submit their sites to this category. Sites from around the world are welcomed and embraced. Please note: There People Sites about gardeners as people. Includes well-known garden personalities as well as personal websites of home Pest and Disease Control Sites providing information about controlling damage in the home garden by animals, insects, or plant diseases. Plants Plants are a major living part of any garden. This is the area for sites who focus on specific types of plants. The subcategories have been grouped first by plant type, then by plant name. If a Regional This category contains links to related gardening categories within the Regional part of the Open Directory Software Soil and Additives Soil is a general term which refers to the earth that plants grow in. This category lists sites providing information and advice to home gardeners on Xeriscaping The concept of xeriscape was developed in Denver, Colorado, in response to water shortages. "Xeros" is a Greek word that means "dry." Xeriscape refers to a landscape that uses little supplemental (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |