Back to Our Roots: The Ability Garden plants seeds of hope

Emily Rea for Encore Exchange writes an article showcasing The Ability Garden at the New Hanover County Arboretum.

The Arboretum is not just beautiful gardens that showcase a variety of native plants, but also home to the Ability Garden, a program that encourages and promotes successful gardening for people with a variety of physical and sensory disabilities. It is here that gardening is used and believed to be essential to the concept of quality of life for all ages and abilities of individuals.

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THE ABILITY GARDEN
New Hanover County Arboretum
6206 Oleander Drive
http://www.gardeningnhc.org/

Start search for ideas on landscaping

Mary Jo Modica, horticulturalist for the University of Alabama Arboretum, suggests in a recent article to take a break from the current heat of summer and start research on ideas for your landscape. The timing is ripe for making plans for planting trees, shubs, perennials and other cool season annuals that are appropriate for the fall season. Details of her artcle can be found at the Tuscaloosa News site.