{"id":4522,"date":"2023-04-26T19:17:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbinerehab.com\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2023-12-14T20:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:00:55","slug":"woodbine-eldergrow-therapeutic-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbinerehab.com\/woodbine-eldergrow-therapeutic-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodbine Rehabilitation &#038; Healthcare Center Launches Therapeutic Gardening\u202f\u202fInitiative with Eldergrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4523\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/woodbinerehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/04\/Therapeutic-Horticulture-Garden-Program.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Patriciaembracing Eldergrow Therapeutic Horticulture Garden program launch\" width=\"275\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodbinerehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/04\/Therapeutic-Horticulture-Garden-Program.jpg 275w, https:\/\/woodbinerehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/04\/Therapeutic-Horticulture-Garden-Program-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>Woodbine Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center in Alexandria, Virginia, has partnered with Eldergrow to launch its Therapeutic Horticulture Garden program, which brings nature indoors. The Seattle-based company provides mobile gardening programs that promote hands-on enjoyment and learning, including sensory gardens filled with colorful and fragrant plants and in-person enrichment classes. Eldergrow educators facilitate the bi-monthly classes on horticulture, culinary arts, and garden arts, and also help with garden maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>The therapeutic horticulture program offers significant mental and physical health benefits for seniors, including reducing depression and improving balance. A study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health showed that planting and cultivating a garden can improve brain nerve growth factors related to memory and functioning in the hippocampus, which is critical for memory, and cortical regions of the brain. Woodbine Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab, and long-term residential care, and has the state\u2019s largest licensed skilled nursing capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/virginia\/greateralexandria\/ep\/4088393\/nodx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woodbine Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center in Alexandria, Virginia, has partnered with Eldergrow to launch its Therapeutic Horticulture Garden program, which brings nature indoors. The Seattle-based company provides mobile gardening programs that promote hands-on enjoyment and learning, including sensory gardens filled with colorful and fragrant plants and in-person enrichment classes. 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