Garden Therapy at Emerson Hospital

From September through May, the Acton Garden Club offers a weekly garden therapy/floral design program to adults hospitalized at Emerson Hospital. Under the supervision of an occupational therapist, two Garden Club members assist patients in creating a colorful design to bring back to their room or share with a family member or friend. Upon our arrival, the patients begin to gravitate to the room bedecked with colorful flowers. The patients are so appreciative, thanking us for doing this. We get more from this activity than the patients. The Garden Club volunteers make this program a delightfully successful program.