Nature-assisted Therapy…Garden Therapy…the list goes on! How does one distinguish horticultural therapy from all others? By Colleen Griffin, HTR The above question is addressed in every course at the Horticultural…
By Lindsey Hamilton This is Part 2 of a two-part series looking into horticultural therapy in the UK – its origins, practices as well as leading organizations and programs. Where…
By Daniela Silva-Rodriguez Bonazzi Asociación Panamericana de Horticultura Terapéutica y Social (APHTS) Read the article in Spanish here. I. Introduction: Green Spaces as Sanctuaries for Healing In an age marked…
We all realize that at some point in our lives we will lose someone we love. Death is as much a part of life as birth and the death of…
Horticultural Therapy Connections What Is Sensory Integration? There is a close connection between horticulture and sensory integration, particularly in how horticultural activities naturally and diversely stimulate the sensory systems, supporting…
By Claudia Sarolli Claudia Sarolli is a communicator for development from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Perú and a Gestalt Therapist from the Centro Gestáltico del Perú. She is currently…
Promoting Therapeutic Horticulture as Community Healthcare Imagine, for a moment, a healthcare strategy that invites those seeking mental healthcare services into a conversation on how to improve their quality of…
By Lindsey Hamilton This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking into horticultural therapy in the UK – its origins, practices as well as leading organizations and programs. Part…
Find this article in Spanish here. Blog writer Daniela Silva-Rodriguez Bonazzi provides the following from India By Sathishkumar S and Beela G.K. Sathish is an Indian Horticultural Therapist with expertise…
On June 1, 2024, the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) began accepting applications for a new professional credential-therapeutic horticulture practitioner, THP. Since the establishment of THP there has been some…