I was near the Japanese Maple Garden picking the Spanish moss from a podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus) recently when a couple of ladies stopped to talk. One of them said, “He’s cleaning the moss off the tree?!” I laughed and told them I was indeed and that it was relaxing to me. The reason I was…| Wilmot Botanical Gardens » College of Medicine » University of Fl...
For this issue, I have asked Sam Kaplan, one of our horticultural therapy interns and volunteer extraordinaire, to share his experiences at the Garden. Sam has given so much to the therapeutic horticulture program – not just his time, commitment, and energy, but also his extensive plant knowledge and positive, optimistic attitude. He is an…| Wilmot Botanical Gardens » College of Medicine » University of Fl...
Greetings and welcome to this issue of the Wilmot Botanical Gardens newsletter. Spring has come and gone, with its splash of color and the renewed urgency of leaves and shoots returning. Now we settle in for what some come to dread—summer in Gainesville. Some cope with the heat by decamping to cooler, drier latitudes. My…| Wilmot Botanical Gardens » College of Medicine » University of Fl...
In this director’s message I am pleased to share with you some exciting news regarding steps that are being taken to guarantee the future of the Wilmot Botanical Gardens. In the fall of 2023 a detailed sustainability plan was formulated with the support of Dr. David Nelson, the Executive Vice-President of Health Affairs at the…| Wilmot Botanical Gardens