[blparent] Off topic - garden plants

[Sharon Howerton]

I work for Hadley as an instructor; we still have our gardening courses, the
most current of which is Meditative Gardening.
Sharon Howerton

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Annely Rose
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:50 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Off topic - garden plants

Hi,

Have you checked with the Hadley School website if they have any info.  I
took a Container Gardening course through them about 3 years ago and it was
good.  I don't remember any resources offhand.  And I hate to say that I
haven't done much gardening since then. 

Annely  

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On Tue, 2/25/14, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [blparent] Off topic - garden plants
 To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
 Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 2:36 PM
 
 Hi.  I'm totally blind, and I've
 always loved gardening.  I'm not really sure about  specific plants, except
that I have better luck with those  that have larger leaves and flowers
because tiny, delicate  foliage is sometimes hard to handle.  I'm fond of
hollyhocks (sp?) and geraniums because of their soft leaves,  and I love
daisies and sunflowers, cosmos, and the like  because of their frilly
blossoms with contrasting  centers.  I would say just don't be afraid to get
your  hands in the dirt!  Within reason, plants are  resilient.
 
 Jo Elizabeth
 
 Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a  touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football,  and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell  Holmes, Sr.
 -----Original Message----- From: Kai Johnson
 Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:31 PM
 To: Blind Parents Mailing List
 Subject: [blparent] Off topic - garden plants
 
 Hi,
 My wife is blind and I am sighted, and I'm trying to plan a  garden that we
both can enjoy. I tried asking around on gardening lists and  groups in the
area (I live in Boston), but most people and organizations  don't have much
information on plants and trees that have blind interest  (are tactilely
interesting, are fragrant, or perhaps make noise somehow),  and the VI
organizations I contacted in my area (Perkins, Carroll) also  said it's not
their area of expertise.
 
 So here I am! Hoping to find blind gardeners and allies to  help me come up
with some options. Do any of you have garden tips, either  for the actual
gardening (tips, techniques), or for plants with tactile  interest or
similar features? I'm zone 6a, but am not afraid to  overwinter tender
things indoors, so as far as I'm concerned anything is  game.
 Thank you!
 Kai
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