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Name: Will Creed NYC Profess plant consultant & educator  WillC Mar 27, 2018 10:30 AM CST |
| I came across this article in my files and found it both inspiring and informative. Of course, anyone interested in gardening doesn't need to be persuaded as to the importance of plants. But this article frames it differently and along the way explains simply just how plants function, grow and reproduce. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/0... Will Creed Horticultural Help, NYC www.HorticulturalHelp.com Contact me directly at [email protected] I now have a book available on indoor plant care |
Name: Tamara Fresno County, California (Zone 9b)  Monetwwqi Mar 27, 2018 11:14 AM CST |
| What a wonderful article. Thank you for passing it along.🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹 |
Name: Laurie b Western Washington (Zone 7b)        lauriebasler Mar 29, 2018 10:51 PM CST |
| That was great, world famous author. Thank you. Happy Easter. |
Name: Christine Saugerties, NY zone 5a             Christine Mar 30, 2018 5:53 AM CST |
I enjoyed that, great article  Thanks for sharing Will |
Name: Paula Benyei NYC suburbs (Zone 6b)  Turbosaurus Mar 30, 2018 1:12 PM CST |
| Fabulous article. I'm about to (9 DAYS) finish my Occupational Therapy graduate degree A lot of people say OT? is that like PT? Neeeyaahish- Yes and no. Pt looks at your body and assumes if they can fix the biomechanical deficit function will follow and function will lead to a rich and rewarding life. OT takes the opposite approach- what makes a life rich and rewarding then work down to environment activities and then anatomy, I can't tell you how much value there is, especially for people living with a disability - to take sole responsibility for another dependent life form- Even- especially if an injury makes it so you can't dress yourself or you become frail or society isolates you in your old age- life begets life renewal is contagious growth is catchy struggle is shared Noticing that new root in a vase, that new bud struggling toward the light Its very impactful - for me as a fully able avid gardener- and also for people who struggle with mental, physical or environmental hurdles. Its admirable and meaningful and a shared experience. So if anyone has cuttings laying around- take them to your local senior center or community group or after school program- even the hardest inner city teen delinquents can benefit from that connection- delivering care and reaping the rewards in a very simple way- its hugely symbolic and it allows for an experience that may be new- fostering life, generating measurable productivity- Its very powerful The plural of anecdote is not data. |
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