Horticultural therapy techniques are employed to assist participants to learn new skills or regain those that are lost Horticultural therapy helps improve memory, cognitive abilities, task initiation, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring’s bounty is at our fingertips as the seasonal cycles of nature awaken, and we seek to get our hands in the dirt and soak up ...

Humans have long recognized that our connection to plants is inherently healing. In fact, research has shown that just having a plant in your hospital room could shorten your stay. Horticultural ...

It’s a warm, sunny morning in Tony Wright’s lush backyard in Roswell, Georgia. The retired human-resources manager sits on a folding chair and gazes around in contemplation, surrounded by shade trees ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Horticultural Therapy Week was celebrated Tuesday at Fernbrook Farms in Chesterfield in partnership with Final Touch Plantscaping.

Students in the College of DuPage Horticulture program now have pathways to credentials in horticultural therapy. COD is one of nine colleges in the U.S. — and the only one in the Midwest — to offer ...

A horticultural therapist uses plants and the natural world to promote healing in a non-threatening environment. We work with other therapists and medical professionals to meet an individual’s care ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Nicci Radhe spends about two hours each day tending to the plants in her garden, which have become both a passion and a business venture. What began as a hobby blossomed during ...

Garfield Gibson Jr. is talking to plants again. In May, a stroke left the 58-year-old unable to speak clearly, but now he whispers encouragement to the vegetables in the Horticultural Therapy Garden ...