ALL - Fall Garden Maintenance & Gardening as We Grow Older

ALL - Adult Lifelong Learning

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Fall Garden Maintenance & Gardening as We Grow Older  
Friday, November 1 & 8 at 10:00 am

Session One: Fall Garden Maintenance 
With an increasing awareness of the importance of the creatures with whom we share the Earth and the harmful impact our activities have had upon them, environmentalists are asking us to look at new ways of gardening. This includes pointing out that our traditional autumn routines for cleaning up the yard are actively harmful to the often unseen but interconnected and vital lifeforms in our midst. In this class, there will be some suggestions for how we can be mindful of the many unseen occupants in our yards as we, and they, prepare for winter.

Session Two: Gardening as We Grow Older 
Dealing with aches and pains? Bored? Depressed? Fatigued?  As we age, inactivity may soon lead to an assisted living facility or even a nursing home. Gardening may have been a casual hobby or perhaps you’ve never gardened before but are considering it. Even if you find some things a challenge physically these days, this class will show you tricks to make playing in the dirt easier, and keep your mind stimulated, and your body active at a manageable level.

Each 1hr course led by:
Carol Kelly, a “retired” Penn State Master Gardener, who donated more than 500 volunteer hours in 10 years in Pennsylvania. She has gardened organically for over 50 years and has given numerous presentations on gardening and nature. After maintaining the raised bed gardens at the senior center, she planted a pollinator garden which is now registered with the Monarch Watch as a Monarch Waystation. She is also involved with the library’s Bookworm Garden since its creation, and has also had it designated as a waystation. She admits to slowing down some these days but may still be heard bi-weekly on WMZO radio’s “In the Green Outdoors Program”.