By Susan Morgan Registered horticultural therapist Ellen Jones’ enthusiasm for her chosen line of work in horticultural therapy (HT) is immediately felt when you ask her to describe her favorite…
By Susan Morgan When it gets too hot outdoors for your therapeutic horticulture programming this summer, stay cool inside with inspiration from these activity options. Fireworks-Inspired Floral Arrangements. Artist Sarah…
By Susan Morgan Therapeutic horticulture practitioners gain inspiration for activity planning from a variety of sources. These include attending conferences, sharing ideas with other practitioners and allied professionals, perusing social…
By Susan Morgan Note: The resources listed here are based on the opinions of the author and others as indicated, not necessarily the Horticultural Therapy Institute. Review information sources for…
By Susan Morgan In connection with the first week of spring, we have just celebrated Horticultural Therapy Week, an event supported through the American Horticultural Therapy Association, that serves to…
By Susan Morgan During the season of Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, and Carnival, love and celebration is on our minds. If you are looking for some interesting plant stories to…
By Susan Morgan Chin Yung Wung has had the opportunity to practice horticultural therapy in two countries – her native Taiwan and the United States. Horticultural therapy (HT) is an…
By Susan Morgan Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects a bulb, annual, perennial, and edible as the featured plant of its category. This annual list can invite horticultural therapy…
By Susan Morgan A passionate advocate for social justice, community organizing, and food policy, Mark Bowen has navigated a unique career path that has included working on a Community Supported…
By Susan Morgan Photos courtesy of John Murphy “I have realized that I’ve always been at the intersection of people and plants,” says John Murphy, HTR. “It’s what led me…