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Horticultural Therapy Services
What is Hort Therapy, anyway?
"Horticultural Therapy (HT) is the practice of utilizing plants and horticultural activities in a therapeutic or rehabilitative environment to engage persons in achieving specific treatment goals, thus enriching and improving their physical, psychological and social well being."
- American Horticultural Therapy Association
In other words, using planting and nature based activities to meet therapeutic goals of a specific population.
Goals
Activities are designed to meet the needs of your facility and participants:
- Group goals such as engagement, sensory stimulation, and education
- Individual goals that address physical, cognitive, or psychosocial needs
from seed, division, stem cuttings of houseplants, annuals and perennials
floral arranging, pressed flower projects, herbal soaps & lotions, and much more
Flowers, fruits, vegetables and herbs, beyond the traditional garden bed
one-on-one or group interactions
one-time special events
regularly scheduled sessions
(weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)
informative demonstrations and lectures