Learn to create experiences that utilize plants, gardening, and nature to empower individuals and groups whose lives have been affected by illnesses, injuries, disabilities, and life circumstances in order to achieve improvements in their cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Enroll in a single course or pursue a Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
Parker
Health
Group,
based
in
New
Jersey,
is
a
nonprofit
organization
dedicated
to
serving
older
adults
through
its
assisted
living,
nursing
home,
and
memory
care
communities.
At
Parker,
therapeutic
horticulture
is
deeply
woven
into
daily
life.
You'll
be
guided
through
more...
A
growing
body
of
evidence
supports
the
use
of
horticulture
for
psychological
well-being.
Discover
how
therapeutic
horticulture
can
be
a
preventative
practice
for
all
people
in
dealing
with
the
stressors
of
the
modern
world
and
how
it
can
be
integrated
more...
This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
Learn principles and techniques of plant propagation by seed and cuttings. Explore basic sexual and asexual propagation, focusing on fruit development, seedling production, root initiation, stem and leaf cuttings, and layering.
Explore the basics of successful, environmentally friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This course is also required for the Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
Therapeutic
horticulture
recognizes
and
honors
the
culture
and
identity
of
our
participants
and
communities.
Develop
your
ability
to
be
appropriately
responsive
to
groups
that
share
a
common
background
such
ethnicity,
religion,
race,
language,
gender
identity,
disability,
neurodivergence,
and
more.
The
more...
Explore the basics of successful, environmentally friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This course is also required for the Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
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