“Horticultural Therapy…What’s that?”
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…
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A New Professional Association Unites Therapeutic Horticulture and Nature Based Practitioners in France
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,…
Horticultural Therapy Institute Faculty Unite for Upcoming Workshop and Conference Presentation This Fall
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…
Kaifa Anderson-Hall: Building Partnerships, Cultivating People-Plant Connections
By Susan Morgan Kaifa Anderson-Hall can share countless experiences of the meaningful impact that plants and horticultural activities have had on those she has served over the course of her…
Spring Flowers
By Susan Morgan With the start of the new season, we shake off the winter blues and look forward to the feelings of rejuvenation and rebirth with greener grass underfoot,…
Moving Up the Garden Lane: A New Horticultural Therapy Practitioner Shares Her Journey
Jan Lane, HTR, considers herself a “relative newbie” to the field of horticultural therapy. As a registered horticultural therapist, she finds her second career particularly rewarding as she blends her…
Zinnias, Lavender, and Horticultural Therapy: One Horticultural Therapist’s Viewpoint
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…
A Summer Sampling of Indoor Therapeutic Horticulture Activities
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…
Botanical Oddities: Examining Plant Curiosities from Four Different Environments
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…
Online Resources for Horticultural Therapy Practitioners
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…