Salemtowne senior living community has a beautiful campus with abundant natural resources including walking trails, a lake, bountiful trees, and seasonal flowers that are enjoyed by residents, team members, and visitors alike. Thanks to a dedicated group of resident volunteers, Salemtowne’s campus has one more source of outdoor pride: magnificent Monarch butterflies. [...]
The Community Garden on the campus at Salemtowne is one of beauty and joy. Residents Kay Snavely and Carolyn Stokes not only help with flowers and tomatoes in the garden, but they also started a butterfly waystation. These butterflies are tagged and tracked. They share about this process. [...]
Friends Homes in Greensboro recently held a Music in the Courtyard event for residents and visitors. Residents and guests came together to enjoy live music, tasty treats, and quality time during a pleasant spring afternoon. Prospective community members were also invited to join in to get a feel [...]
Rehabilitation patients at Salemtowne have a wonderfully sunny courtyard, the Rehab Courtyard Garden, in which to practice navigating sidewalks, grassy surfaces, or even brick stairs like they may have at home. Two long-time friends of Salemtowne who have been donors, board members and are now residents, have transformed the space into a beautiful garden [...]
Salemtowne has a robust schedule of activities, both annual and seasonal. The Salemtowne campus comprises over 120 acres of extraordinary amenities. The plaza is a favorite gathering place for residents year round, but has a special appeal when the backdrop of the woods creates an amazing display of color. The plaza offers a comfortable and convenient place for residents to gather [...]
The Community Garden at Salemtowne provides a place for residents to enjoy a love and activity they likely enjoyed before moving to the community. When asked about these attraction, Larry Lovvorn, a resident and pro-gardener shares, "I would think for some people, this would certainly be a very positive attraction. Plus the trails help you get a lot of physical activity."[...]
The Community Garden at Salemtowne brings together residents in a united cause. Resident and pro-gardener Larry Lovvorn says, "Getting fresh produce is good. Plus working with the soil is recuperative. As you can see, flowers are important for our butterflies. We have the Monarch butterfly spot here. We track these butterflies all over the eastern hemisphere. [...]
Residents at Salemtowne in Winston-Salem enjoy a beautiful and robust community garden. Resident and Pro-Gardener, Larry Lovvorn, from Salemtowne says, “You can come down here and get your crop pretty easily. We are down here every other day because we have so many tomatoes popping out. This time of year you get more than you can possibly use, [...]
Pro-gardener and Salemtowne resident Larry Lovvorn shares about Salemtowne’s community garden. Gardening provides a host of benefits. Vegetables fresh from the vine are a summer delight and gardening has wonderful health benefits. But perhaps what residents of Salemtowne enjoy most is the social interaction the community garden provides. [...]
Carolyn Stokes, a resident of Salemtowne, found that several residents had a love for butterflies. This resulted in a Butterfly Garden being added to the Community Garden. Stokes said, "We planted this garden last year. We are a Monarch Way Station, which means we are registered with the Monarch National Group. [...]
