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MY WORK as a horticultural therapist bifurcates into two distinct tasks at every facility or residential site that employs me. On the one hand, I develop and implement programming tailored to a specific population’s or individual’s needs. On the other hand, I design and install—sometimes with the help of clients, sometimes not— therapeutic gardens to be enjoyed by my clients, their families and the staff .
When I design such spaces, I lean into the guidelines for therapeutic gardens developed by the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), the national professional organization of horticultural therapists. Of the seven guidelines, three offer ideas and elements that can make any residential garden more pleasing and meaningful. Here are those three principles:
PROFUSION OF PLANTS AND PEOPLE/PLANT INTERACTIONS
In my therapeutic garden designs, I’ve been struck by how different individuals encountering the same garden space at the same time of year will be gobsmacked by completely different
In one garden that I installed at a mental-health rehabilitation center, I would bring clients along a path that rounded a gentle bend before revealing the first full view of the nearest section of the garden.
I had one client who, upon first glimpsing the garden one spring, was smitten with a California native penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Blue Springs’).
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GAGA FOR GALANTHUS
As easy as they are irresistible, snowdrops boast a devoted and growing following
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NEW PLANTS
Multiseason Marvels
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BLUEBERRIES & CO.
Members of the genus Vaccinium provide sweet flavor, health benefits and beauty in the garden
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AN ECOLOGICAL AGREEMENT
How three great minds think alike
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Take It Indoors
Cs the growing season dwindles, _ potted cittus became a summer souuenir
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ROOTED IN PLACE
LAYERING IS A PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE THAT TAKES A WHILE TO COMPLETE, BUT IT DEMANDS LITTLE EFFORT FROM THE GARDENER
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AT HOME WITH PLANTS
Business travel and pleasure trips helped inspire this Cincinnati garden
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THE GARDEN GOES DARK
Yes, gardens have their dark side. But-surprise! A garden's darkness can be good, not sinister.
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LOW-WATER WONDERS
EXPLORE ONE PLANTSMAN'S DROUGHT-TOLERANT FAVORITES FOR EACH LEVEL OF THE GARDEN
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Succeed With Succession- The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right
The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right. Once a crop like spring turnips or snap peas has finished, I tidy up the bed, amend the soil with a thin layer of compost and replant. Depending on the new crop, I may be sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.