By: Dr. Melissa Bezares- Hernández,Clinical Psychologist at Albizu ClinicMayagüez, Puerto Rico In this opportunity I would like to introduce Dr. Melissa Bezares- Hernández whom I met in November 2019 in Lima,…
After practicing gardening as therapy since 2011 in a Rehabilitation Center in Lima, Peru I have become aware of two very important aspects of this practice: sensory stimulation and the…
Recently while working with a group of 6th and 7th graders in a middle school greenhouse, I overheard a conversation between two students. The group was engaged in a transplanting…
In January 2019 I met Cecilia Viteri from Guayaquil, Ecuador. She was on a short trip visiting Lima, Peru. We organized a small gathering to share our experiences using plants…
A few years ago, it became obvious that I was in dire need of a career change. I followed my heart and enrolled in the horticulture program at a local…
New Blog Writers Introduced HTI would like to introduce and welcome it’s two new blog writers, Daniela Silva-Rodriguez Bonazzi, from Peru writing this month about the introduction of HT in…
New Blog Writers Introduced HTI would like to introduce and welcome it’s two new blog writers, Colleen Griffin, HTR, from Maine who will be writing on a variety of topics…
By Susan Morgan As an independent therapeutic horticulture consultant and practitioner offering activity based programming, I often work with groups at facilities where there is no available indoor storage of…
By Susan Morgan A professional association has recently launched in France to connect a network of horticultural therapy, ecotherapy, and other allied practitioners across the country. The Fédération Française Jardins,…
By Susan Morgan This fall marks a special occasion: it will be the first time that all four faculty members of the Horticultural Therapy Institute will unite to co-present at…