The Healing Gardens at St. Ambrose

07/22/2025

In the Healing Garden early Monday morning.

06/25/2025

Fabulous RARE Therapeutic Horticulture Employment Opportunities!

FOUR different part-time opportunities to be a part of the growing Juvenile Justice THERAPEUTIC GARDEN SERVICES across the state of NC! All 4 positions are serving youth (ages 13-18), through their voluntary participation in weekly garden groups at specific Youth Development Centers.

Impact the lives of at-risk youth through a uniquely positive engagement they enjoy and look forward to! Empower them to continue growing when back in their home communities for a life-time of benefits. A few quotes from some of the students: “[The garden] brings happiness to me when I feel angry.", "When I’m out there, I let everything go. Fly right away from me. The plants taught me to be patient and wait. Something beautiful [or delicious] is going to grow.”, “Being in the garden makes me feel great about myself. That I never felt before. It makes me want to start one of my own.”, “When I’m pulling weeds it help[s] with my bad temper. If I feel myself on a bad note I can pull more weeds!”, “[The garden] takes all your pain and worry away.”

Location of openings: (and likely closer than you might think)
Reidsville (15 minutes north of Greensboro at I-840 and US-29);
Siler City (30 minutes south of Burlington at I-40 and Hwy 49)
Rocky Mount (35 minutes east of Zebulon at US-64 and US-264)
Kinston (30 minutes south of Greenville at US-13 and 903)
Positions are up to 20 hrs. per week with flexibility on days and hours worked (both hrs. of the day and total number of hrs. for a given week). Basic requirements are horticultural knowledge and a desire to promote human well-being by facilitating a people-plant connection.

Please reach out to Rieppe Hendrick (rieppe.hendrick@ncdps.gov) for more information and to find out how to apply.

05/28/2025

Join us on Sunday for fun crafts and information on landscaping for birds!

04/29/2025

In the gardens this morning.

04/01/2025

Spring beauty at the garden

01/28/2025

12/01/2024

Fun making Advent wreaths today.

10/13/2024

St. Ambrose Ministry Fair today!

09/30/2024

I will be participating in a panel tomorrow at the Come to the Table Conference. I will be speaking about the Healing Garden. . If you are there, come and say hello!

Join me at the 2024 Come to the Table Conference in Rocky Mount, NC September 30- October 1! Learn more at bit.ly/cttt2024

09/22/2024

Wonderful day planting mini herb gardens to take home.

09/13/2024

September 22, Join us and plant your own mini herb garden to take home! Learn about the culinary and medicinal uses of herbs. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15enSwWxBRKpbg4Wh4w2n_4dyNWp3d_9HaSo9y7Ngpjw/edit

08/27/2024

Join us!

Plant a perennial herb garden in a pot, take it home and watch them grow! Participants will be able to choose from a variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. The suggested donation for participation is $20 to help cover materials. Children must be accompanied by an adult. We hope you will join us an...