Horticultural therapy is using plants and growing environments as tools to heal and rehabilitate
sick and disabled people.
It is not a new concept.
In
fact, it is one of the oldest of the healing arts, dating
back to ancient Egypt.
For centuries in this...
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Horticultural therapy is using plants and growing environments as tools to heal and rehabilitate
sick and disabled people.
It is not a new concept.
In
fact, it is one of the oldest of the healing arts, dating
back to ancient Egypt.
For centuries in this country,
gardening and planting activities have been prescribed for people suffering from a wide range of
maladiesandlimitations.
Today,indoorandoutdoor
horticulture programs are common in hospitals,
nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and prisons,
aswellasinfacilitiesforblind,visuallyimpairedand
developmentally and physically disabled people.
Of course, people do not have to be disabled or
ill to enjoy the benefits of working with plants.
Horticultureandgardeningprogramsaboundinpublic and vocational schools, day camps, senior and
community centers, and urban housing developments.
Why does horticulture appeal so widely? That is
difficult to say, yet nearly everyone knows the special satisfaction of watching a flower or vegetab
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