Horticultural therapy
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Jump to navigationJump to searchHorticultural therapy is the practice of horticulture as therapy to improve human well-being. According to the American Horticultural Therapy Association, HT is defined as “a process utilizing plants and horticultural activities to improve social, educational, psychological and physical adjustment of persons thus improving their body, mind, and spirit.”
External links
- American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)
- Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association [1]
- Chicago Botanic Garden - 26 Gardens - Horticultural Therapy [2] Download pdf-brochure "Enabling Garden" [3]
- Horticultural Therapy in Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton, Canada [4]
- Horticultural Therapy in Siberia, Russia [5] Download pdf-brochure in Russian (1.9 Mb) [6]
