Christine Pollard - Horticultural Therapy

"Horticultural Therapy is a process through which horticultural activities and the innate closeness we all feel toward nature are used as vehicles in professionally conducted programs of therapy and rehabilitation."

Horticulture as Therapy - Principles and Practice, Simson and Straus, 1998.

Hi! If you have reached this page, then you must be interested in Horticultural Therapy.

I have created my website in response to the overwhelming interest in Horticultural Therapy (HT). I receive new inquiries every week from people all over the world wanting to know more: what is HT, who can benefit from it, how it is used, where it is used, how to become a Horticultural Therapist, what education is needed, and what the employment opportunities are. I have some of the answers from my more than 20 years' experience in the field. For those answers I don't have, I can connect people with others who may be able to help. For these reasons, consider this website a resource for your own HT career.

Our connection with the ground is an inherent part of who we are. My garden is my foundation from which the other parts of my life emanate. It provides me with my physical, emotional, cognitive, nutritional and spiritual wellbeing. My work with CUSO, with people participating at Providence Farm, with the Jubilee Community Garden Society and the Vancouver Island Health Authority demonstrates how our connection with our natural surroundings can reconnect us with our community and ourselves. I hope that, in looking around this site, you will find something that will connect you with Horticultural Therapy.

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Jubilee Gardens Project Providence Farm Malaspina University-College Vancouver Island Health Authority "Horticultural Therapy is a process through which horticultural activities and the innate closeness we all feel toward nature are used as vehicles in professionally conducted programs of therapy and rehabilitation." Horticulture as Therapy - Principles and Practice, Simson and Straus, 1998.	Hi! If you have reached this page, then you must be interested in Horticultural Therapy. I have created my website in response to the overwhelming interest in Horticultural Therapy (HT). I receive new inquiries every week from people all over the world wanting to know more: what is HT, who can benefit from it, how it is used, where it is used, how to become a Horticultural Therapist, what education is needed, and what the employment opportunities are. I have some of the answers from my more than 20 years' experience in the field. For those answers I don't have, I can connect people with others who may be able to help. For these reasons, consider this website a resource for your own HT career. Our connection with the ground is an inherent part of who we are. My garden is my foundation from which the other parts of my life emanate. It provides me with my physical, emotional, cognitive, nutritional and spiritual wellbeing. My work with CUSO, with people participating at Providence Farm, with the Jubilee Community Garden Society and the Vancouver Island Health Authority demonstrates how our connection with our natural surroundings can reconnect us with our community and ourselves. I hope that, in looking around this site, you will find something that will connect you with Horticultural Therapy.	Internship Presentations AHTA Royal Botanical Gardens Chile
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