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The Secret Gardeners


Dig It! volunteers work with residents of a nursing home - Barn Hill Care Center in Newton, NJ. Together, we formed a garden club that the residents named "The Secret Gardeners."

Autumn Warmth    October 15, 2004
Seniors came out to enjoy the sun and deadhead a few flowers. The flowers they planted grew well over the season.
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Planting at Last    June 14, 2004
The Secret Gardeners plant a mixed cutting and sensory garden. Next, they plant window boxes outside the residents'rooms.
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Spring Beginnings    April 10, 2004
Some of the Secret Gardeners create spring hats while others do more pressed flower art. The next meeting, the Secret Gardeners plant herb and flower seeds indoors to plant in the cutting garden next month.
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