PLACE: In-person at Ann’s Place

FACILITATOR: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist

Get ready for the season by making natural bird feeders using a wide variety of materials. Decorate your outdoor trees with treats that our avian friends can’t resist.

Hot mulled cider will be served during activities. Clients will need to bring wire cutters/garden shears to class.

Please note day change. (Wednesday, not Tuesday like usually)

Register via Ann’s Place portal under Horticulture Therapy, by email: clientservices@annsplace.org or call 203-790-6568 x 109. If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

PLACE: In-person at Ann’s Place

FACILITATOR: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist

Gardens aren’t just for the Spring and Summer. Learn how to have fresh and tasty greens and vegetables through the New Year and beyond! Get seeds for baby greens to harvest in the months to come.

Note: A second class may be added at 4:00 PM if class fills up.

PLACE: In-person at Ann’s Place

FACILITATOR: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist

Get a whiff of pleasure as you create your own herb garden from a combination of oregano, rosemary, thyme and basil.  Classes will be held Ann’s Place. We will be following CDC guidelines for safety. A second class may be created  at 3:30 if the first is overbooked.

Growing Green Hair! Making Grass Heads. Thinking of Spring, and planting seeds, growing plants and flowers and all things outdoors! Why wait? Make a green-haired grass head and place it on your windowsill. Fun to watch your grass head grow hair and then you can even give it a haircut! This is a remote class. E-mail will be sent with instructions to clients the week prior to class. Registration for class closes February 24.

Day: Tuesday Date: March 7, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Place: Virtual only through Zoom Facilitator: Donna Soszynski, Horticultural Therapist

Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Herbes de Ann’s Place: Based on the French Herbs de Provence

Create a delightful herbal blend based on Herbes de Provence. Herbes de Provence, an essential component of French and Mediterranean cooking, is a mixture of dried herbs that adds a distinctive flavor. Some of the herbs to be used will be rosemary, basil, thyme and oregano with a hint of lavender. Enrollment for this class ends on February 10.

Day: Tuesday Date: February 21, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Place: Virtual only through Zoom Facilitator: Donna Soszynski, Horticultural Therapist

Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Winter Lavender Sugar Scrub

Winter can be very drying to our skin. Make a delightful sugar scrub with dried lavender buds, that both exfoliates and moisturizes. Enjoy the aroma as you soothe your skin. This is a remote class. E-mail will be sent with instructions to clients the week prior to class. Enrollment for this class ends on January 27.

Day: Tuesday Date: February 7, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Location: Virtual only through Zoom Facilitator: Donna Soszynski, Horticultural Therapist

Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Dried Flower Art: Making Beautiful Pictures

Virtual horticultural therapy via Zoom. Flowers are available year round when they are dried. Join us and learn how to make beautiful framed pictures consisting of your favorite flowers. Class materials to be picked up at Ann’s Place starting January 17. Clients will be required to provide a few items for remote exercise. E-mail will be sent with instructions to clients week prior to class. Registration for class closed January 13.

Day: Tuesday Date: January 24 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Place: Virtual only through Zoom Facilitator: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Virtual horticultural therapy via Zoom. Pot up and arrange bulb sets to deliver dead-of-Winter blooms. Each client will be given a variety of bulbs to force for indoor or outdoor flowers. Class materials to be picked up at Ann’s Place starting Jan 3. Clients will be required to provide a few items for remote exercise. E-mail will be sent with instructions to clients week prior to class.

Registration for class closed December 30.

Day: Tuesday Date: January 10 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Place: Virtual only through Zoom Facilitator: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x 109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Get away from big box stores and Amazon and make your own ornaments using a variety of materials that can be found in your backyard. Class materials to be picked up at Ann’s Place prior to class. Clients will be required to provide a few items for remote exercise.

E-mail will be sent with instructions to clients a week prior to class.  Registration for class closes December 9.

DAY: Tuesday DATE: December 20 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Virtual only through Zoom FACILITATOR: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist

Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x 109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Get ready for the winter season by making natural bird feeders using a wide variety of materials. Decorate your outdoor trees with treats that our avian friends can’t resist. Class materials to be picked up at Ann’s Place prior to class. Clients will be required to provide a few items for remote exercise.  

E-mail will be sent out with instructions to clients a week prior to class. Registration for class closes November 23.

DAY: Tuesday DATE: December 6 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Virtual only through Zoom FACILITATOR: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist

Register: via the Ann’s Place Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x 109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.

Using materials from the yard and nearby woods, make beautiful and lasting autumnal wreaths. While they can be placed outside, be careful as the local birds and squirrels may think of it as a dinner offering. These classes will be remote only. Materials must be picked up prior to class starting on Tuesday, November 8 at Ann’s Place. A list of needed materials that clients must provide will be sent out November 8 as well as the needed Zoom link. Registration closes on November 4th.

DAY: Tuesday DATE: November 15, 2022 TIME: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Virtual only through Zoom FACILITATOR: Erik Keller, Horticultural Therapist REGISTER: via the Ann’s Place Client Portal (under Horticulture Therapy) By email: clientservices@annsplace.org Call: 203-790-6568 x109

If you cannot attend, please call 203-790-6568 x 109 to cancel.