The Garden

  • Georgia's Garden provides a safe, supportive, structured, drug and alcohol free environment where women suffering from alcoholism, other drug dependencies and/or eating disorders can continue their recovery and reclaim their lives.
  • Founded by Sarah Groth, LCSW, CADCIII.  Georgia's Garden employs staff who are committed to recovery and who support and encourage clients in achieving a new and healthy lifestyle.  Each client is privately assessed prior to admission.
  • Activities and groups at The Garden include:  Morning Meditation, 12 Step Study, Evening Meals, Nightly Check-In, Group Therapy (Twice a week), Daily group education and discussion. Issues group is held five days a week.  Also a transitional skill building group meets 5 times a day.  During this time we work on vocational planning & job readiness, financial management, lifestyle changes, self care, leisure and recreational activies and health and hygiene.

Clients are encouraged to learn and participate in basic living skills at Georgia's Garden.  24-hour staffing aids and assists clients developing habits of self-care and time management.  Clients achieve these goals in a number of ways. 
  • Attending house meetings and groups
  • Keeping house and personal space clean and orderly
  • Rotating meal preparation
  • Sharing in weekly chores
  • Attending 12 Step meetings
  • Acquiring employment and/or volunteer opportunities
  • Participating in leisure activities, hobbies and exercise

Located in the quiet, residential community of Windsor, Wisconsin, Georgia's Garden offers serenity and quietude to its clients.  Clients are encourages to take advantage of the many 12 Step meetings in neighboring DeForest (two miles west) and Madison (seven miles south).  Our proximity to Madison allows clients easy access to opportunities for employment and education.  The Garden consists of:
  • Four bedrooms, each with two single beds
  • Three and one-half bathrooms
  • Shared kitchen and food
  • Spacious living room, den and reading areas
  • Large capacity washer and dryer
  • Quiet, meditative space
  • Prospective clients or guests are always welcome to tour the house, contact us for directions