We will provide guidance that is specific to workshops that may differ from these common guidelines, but these guidelines will help ensure that therapeutic horticulture (TH) participants come away with the best experience possible.
In most TH workshops, participants will be gardening, so they should expect to get soil on them, and they will be active.
What to wear
Wear clothing that you don't mind getting dirty. You will be bending, kneeling, sitting on the ground, and actively engaged in gardening-related tasks. We recommend long trousers to protect your legs, a wide-brimmed hat to prevent sunburn, and to dress in layers. Workshops take place outdoors in a shaded structure where temperatures can get cold in the spring and the fall, and even be cool in the summer when there is a breeze. Bring a jacket so you don't get cold, and warm clothing if temps are low.
What to bring
Bring the following:
- A durable water bottle that can be refilled. Please don't bring plastic throwaway water bottles for your health and to save waste. You'll use your water bottle at our property and in your garden, too.
- A wide-brimmed hat. A cap won't provide much protection to your neck when you are kneeling or sitting in the garden.
- Leather gloves to protect your hands during activities that might include weeding or working with thorny plants like roses, and to protect against insect bites.
- A kneeling pad. In some workshops, we will provide participants with a kneeling pad as part of their attendance cost, but always bring a kneeling pad. You will be using it.
- Layers - a jacket in case it is cold, or an outer layer for when you have been sweating and come into the shade where a breeze is blowing and you start getting uncomfortably cool.
- A folding or camping chair. We will provide some quiet time in the garden for you to go and sit and we will also use the chairs during skills sessions at various workstations on the property.
Rules when visiting Rugged Weeds
Please also read the page Rules when visiting Rugged Weeds.
