But it’s also a gentle and mindful craft that can help reduce anxiety and depression as well as improve relaxation and satisfaction and of course help the creative juices to flow. Working with their hands to create these unique plants can help improve dexterity, motor skills as well as endurance and strength. While Kokedama is less strenuous, it’s a cool and trendy pursuit that has gained worldwide popularity and like gardening it’s a way for seniors to enhance their overall well-being. It’s a way to create a space in their homes that is personal to them and it comes with all the benefits of regular gardening outdoors.

Kokedama directly translates from Japanese to “moss ball” which is what this art is all about - a single plant whose roots are encased in a ball of moss-wrapped soil.įor seniors no longer able to do the level of gardening they enjoyed in the past, Kokedama is a way to create beauty and bring that natural beauty to where they are living today. A unique and simple Japanese art of growing plants could be a godsend for Calgary seniors who love to garden but no longer have a patio or access to outdoor space.

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