Café for Care Partners

About the Event

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Join us February 26th at 11:00 AM (ET) for a virtual Café for Care Partners. After you register, we will send you the Zoom link and instructions.

Please note: this event requires you to gather some supplies, read on to learn more.

Café for Care Partners is designed especially for the care partners of people living with dementia to provide engaging, stimulating experiences and relief from the daily grind.

Susan Morgan is back by popular demand!

Have you ever noticed the waterlily flowers and lily pads that float effortlessly along the water surface of a summertime pond at your favorite botanic garden? Inspired by this natural beauty, let’s make our own floating nature-based arrangements using flowers, leaves, stems, and other nature objects from around the home. This is a fun and meaningful way to enhance nature walks and views around your home and showcase ephemeral beauties from your garden and indoor plants all season long. Participants will be invited to share the materials they have and/or their finished artwork during the session, if desired.

Susan Morgan has a master’s degree in Public Horticulture and a certificate in Horticultural Therapy. Her mission is to cultivate the connection between people and plants for restorative well-being. At eat|breathe|garden (formerly The Horticultural Link), Susan engages participants with hands-on, plant-based activities through her social and therapeutic horticulture programs – in person and virtually. She lives and gardens at 8500 feet in the foothills west of Denver, Colorado.

Please see the supply list below:

– Clipped plant materials, such as assorted flowers, leaves, stems, small twigs, other nature materials, at least 3 (or more!) different clippings – these may include plant parts collected from houseplants or outdoor plants from the garden. Or, you can purchase cut flowers from your local florist or pull leftover materials out of an existing floral arrangement. Flowers that have a flat back (think: mums or daisies) or flowers that can be dissected for petals and other flower parts are ideal. For added fun, collect and experiment with a variety of nature materials, preferably with contrasting and complementary colors and textures, for added creative expression. Plant options to consider: mums, daisies, alstroemeria, grass blades (with non-sharp edges), fern, begonia, geranium, tradescantia, and much more.

– Bowl, shallow dish, or other water-holding vessel for the tabletop, should be leakproof and hold enough water for floating plant materials. The larger the vessel, the more space you will have for your designwork. A bowl with a dark bottom will have a better reflection, and plant materials will “show” better than in vessels with a lighter or clear bottom.

– Water, enough to fill your vessel at least halfway full and have a depth at which plant materials will float.

– Scissors for cutting stems and plant parts

– Optional, tweezers for picking up and moving plant materials

– Optional, hand towel for wiping fingers or spilled water

– Optional, camera, phone camera, or similar for taking a photo of the finished floating design

Note: If gathering supplies for someone else, opt for non-toxic, non-skin-irritating plant materials.