with Sheila Weitman
Create meaningful holiday gifts with horticulture therapist, Sheila Weitman. Whether gifts for yourself or someone you cherish, these herbal treats will offer healing and a sense of calm. Learn to make Calendula Salve, Gardeners Hand Scrub and Chamomile Calming Spray. Everyone will take home a sample of each gift. Everyone will take home a sample of each gift. Please bring a mug along to enjoy a cup of herbal tea.
Sheila’s classes are popular and tend to sell out. To get updates on creative classes with Sheila, please join the interest list HERE.
Members $50/Non Members $55
Register ONLINE or call 250 479 6162
Instructor Bio: Sheila Weitman
Sheila has over 3 decades of experience working in the horticulture trade. She completed the Horticulture Technician Certificate from Camosun College in 1991 and from that time has designed, installed
and maintained gardens throughout southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, in private and public settings. Sheila completed Ecological Landscape Design from Gaia College in 2008 which provided a solid foundation for creating ecologically focused landscapes and gardens. Since receiving a certificate in Horticulture Therapy in 2017 Sheila has provided Horticulture Therapy (HT) and Therapeutic Horticulture(TH) to individuals and groups in Long Term Care and Mental Health and Addictions programs. She is a member of the Canadian Horticulture Therapy Association(CHTA) and a volunteer with Feeding Ourselves and Others at Serenity Farm. www.feedingourselvesandothers.com
In 2022, Sheila became a Morning Altars Practitioner after completing Day Schildkret’s certificate program which celebrates the melding of nature, art and ritual. https://www.morningaltars.com Through nature based creating Sheila offers us the opportunity to engage in the soothing practice of nature connection.