Committee Chairs
Liz Ford
Erin Jump
To contact the committee for more information, click here.
Purpose
To improve the well-being of older adults by providing easy-care houseplants for their environments, such as assisted care living. Houseplants offer opportunities for nurturing, responsibility, and connection to nature, which can improve mood, reduce stress, and promote feelings of purpose and accomplishment. By sharing houseplants, education and hands-on experiences, Master Gardeners help bring the therapeutic benefits of plants into senior living communities and individuals’ homes
Committee Responsibilities and Activities
Community Outreach
- Identify and collaborate with appropriate facilities (assisted living, independent living, residential communities) within Hamilton County
- Donate and distribute committee member grown houseplants to the assisted living and/or independent living communities.
- Return to participating facilities once or twice a year to answer questions
- Be available to participating facilities if questions or problems arise
Houseplant Education
- Offer houseplant 101 care workshops during plant handout days
- Create simple, easy-to-follow plant care information for the residents caring for their new plants
Propagation
- Propagate and grow easy care houseplants for donation
- Prepare appropriate potted plants to donate
What is NOT in scope
- The committee will not sell plants or supplies.
- The committee will partner with facilities and abide by all rules and regulations of the housing facilities.
History
The idea of this committee was first presented to the board at the August 2026, board meeting. In September, the board approved an initial budget and trial year.
Check out this video of our Master Gardener friends from UMN Extension in St Louis County. This is where the founding team initially got the idea!
