Why This Fall’s AHTA Conference Belongs on Your Calendar
The tomatoes in my garden are finally starting to get some color — it’s been a foggy start to the summer here in the Bay Area. The flowers and herbs…
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Healing Garden Design in Long-Term Care: A Case Study from Fo Guang Shan Lanyang Jen-Ai Home, Yilan, Taiwan
HTI blog writer Man Li Lao, HTR has invited Chia-Jung Shih, Ph.D. to write this months’ blog. This blog was originally written in Mandarin and can be viewed in the…
Cultivating Practice: Essential Books for Horticultural Therapists
This blog was originally written in Spanish, and can be viewed in the original format here. I see my professional development as a horticultural therapy practitioner as a never-ending process; I…
Therapeutic Horticulture Blooms in the Mountain West: Idaho Botanical Garden
May is my favorite “garden” month. When spring rains are abundant, flowers cover my garden and my clients’ growing spaces. These plants require tending and attention at this time of…
How does my Therapeutic Garden Grow?
Four Principles of Design to Consider in your Next Project Every Monday, our client gardeners gather and catch up over steaming mugs of coffee and tea. They come from different…
On Renewal and Seeds
HTI welcomes new blog contributor, Megan Goulden, THP! Waiting for Spring Thank goodness February is a short month. As a gardener, even in California, the grey days stretch before me…
A Therapeutic Garden Designed to Support Healthy Aging in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
This blog was originally written in Chinese, and can be viewed in the original format here. Healthy Aging As we know, the average life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities…
Benefits and Contributions of Horticultural Therapy for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
By Carime Moura1 and Daniela Silva-Rodríguez Bonazzi2 This blog was originally written in Spanish, and can be read in Spanish here. Eating disorders in adolescence, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia…
Eco-therapy…Wilderness Therapy…Forest Therapy…Green Care…
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…
The Profession and Practices of Horticultural Therapy in the UK
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…