Horticultural Therapy
Gardening
With Ease We carry a line of ergonomic gardening
tools and accessories that ease the physical stress on the gardener,
thus allowing individuals to Garden With Ease.
Canadian
Horticultural Therapy Association
Ohio
State University Extension Fact Sheet: "Gardening
with the elderly" Many changes occur as a person ages. These changes
impact a person's physical, emotional and cognitive abilities as well
as social roles. Gardening can be used in a therapeutic way to address
these issues and improve the elderly person's physical and emotional
conditions, cognitive ability and social interactions.
Garden
Forever
Gardening for people of all ages, abilities and lifestyles. If I
could have but one wish it would be to garden forever.
Canadian
Horticultural Therapy Association
Horticultural
Therapy Program of The Holden Arboretum The
purpose of the is to: enable individuals with special needs to benefit
from therapy through horticulture by engaging professionals in
educational programs, providing therapeutic programming and instigating
research.
The
Sensory Garden Project A garden designed
specifically to be “Positive About Disabled
People”. To stimulate the senses and provide a haven of
peace, a place to chill-out and unwind from the stress of modern living.
Susan
Tomlin's Disabled Web Page personal page on
disabled gardening including tips, information, photos.
Horticulture
for All is the working name of The
Federation to Promote Horticulture for Disabled People (FPHDP).
This is a charity designed to encourage and facilitate communication
between people working in the fields of social and therapeutic
horticulture.
Thrive
Is
the UK national organisation promoting the use of horticulture and
gardening for training, therapy and health. The national
horticultural charity which exists to enable disadvantaged, disabled
and older people to participate fully in the social and economic life
of the community.
Gardening
in Raised Beds and Containers for Older Gardeners
and
Individuals with Physical Disabilities.
City
Gardener: Horticulture TherapyThis is sponsored by
the City
Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture Here you will find a
description of an "enabling garden" and a list of resources.
The
Growing Center,
Inc. Horticultural Therapy is a process that uses
plants and
horticultural activities to improve people's social, educational,
psychological, and physical adjustments thereby improving their body,
mind and spirit's. The center's mission is to provide horticultural
therapy programs for senior citizens, youth at risk, and physically
or mentally challenged community members
American
Horticultural Therapy
Association
Virginia
Tech Horticultural Therapy
Horticultural
Therapy website at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
GardenEnable.The
Garden's Horticultural Therapy Program has practical resources and
information: at it's 11,000 square foot Enabling Garden
Horticultural Therapy courses:
The
Growing Center
Kansas
State University
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute & State University
Texas
A & M University
Temple
University
Tennessee
Technological University
The New York
Botanical Garden