Reminiscence Gardening

What Is Reminiscence Gardening?

• A restorative activity for individuals living with dementia and their care partners.
• Under the guidance of Master Gardeners and working alongside their care partners, participants explore garden hand tools and plant cuttings, and prepare a garden pot with plants that activate different senses  ~ sight, taste, touch and smell.
• Participants engage in the physical, intellectual, emotional and social benefits of gardening in a safe, judgment-free setting.
• Our goal is to stimulate garden memories that boost energy levels, build confidence, maintain existing skills and perpetuate a sense of purpose and joy.
• We are currently collaborating with Alzheimer’s San Diego and Silverado Encinitas Memory Care Community.
  

  Master Gardeners bring the outside inside with a hands-on gardening activity at Alzheimer's San Diego