{"id":12354,"date":"2024-02-13T15:56:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T23:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=12354"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T23:56:37","slug":"green-thumb-2024-accessible-gardens","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/event\/green-thumb-2024-accessible-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Thumb 2024 – Accessible Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"According to the National Institutes of Health, gardening can have many health benefits such as lowering blood pressure, reducing anxiety and depression, and boosting your immune system. But getting into that lovely greenery can be difficult, if not impossible, for people with limited mobility. Accessible gardening techniques can help people of all ages and physical abilities.<\/p>\n

Join Clallam County Master Gardener Cathy Wagner for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation, \u201cTips & Tricks for Accessible Gardens,\u201d and find out how you can make gardening easier for everyone.<\/p>\n

The 2024 Green Thumb Education Series presentation \u201cTips and Tricks for Accessible Gardens\u201d will be held in person on Thursday,\u00a0 June 25th from noon \u2013 1:00 p.m. at Saint Andrew\u2019s Episcopal Church, 510 E Park Ave, in Port Angeles and will be broadcast live via Zoom.<\/p>\n

Find a direct link to the live presentation here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Or join by phone: 253-215-8782<\/p>\n

Meeting ID: 936 2989 8830<\/p>\n

Passcode: 676224<\/p>\n

\"\"Cathy will discuss how raised and elevated garden beds can help reduce the need to stoop or squat to tend plants. They will also talk about the benefits of vertical and container gardening to make gardening easier.<\/p>\n

Cathy is a Clallam County Master Gardener who became involved in the Accessible Garden project at Woodcock Demonstration Garden in Sequim to be able to demonstrate how gardening can still be a viable passion for people with mobility issues.<\/p>\n

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The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the W<\/span>ashington\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>tate\u00a0<\/span>U<\/span>niversity<\/span>\u00a0Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held on the second and fourth Thursday\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>each month through October. In November, December, and January, one lecture is offered. Scheduled\u00a0<\/span>presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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