Instructor: Joanne D'Auria

Joanne D'Auria
 Joanne D'Auria, owner of HortAbility LLC, was formerly Access & School Workshop Coordinator at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG). Joanne developed and facilitated programs to support BBG's access initiatives. She earned a BA from Brooklyn College in Fine Arts and Education; Horticultural Therapy Certificate (2017) and a Landscape Design Certificate (1996) from New York Botanical Garden. Former member of the Museum Arts Culture Access Consortium (MAC) steering committee and is a current member of the Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Therapy Network and Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Best Practices Working Group.

Classes by this instructor


Accessibility Considerations for Therapeutic Horticulture Programming

Evaluate tools, equipment, structures, spaces, and techniques used by participants in therapeutic horticulture activities. Explore universal design principles and how to incorporate them into programming, activities, garden design, and tools to meet the widest range of people's needs. Design and more...
251THP406BL 07/22 Mo 6:00pm-8:00pm D'Amico
D'Auria
BLENDED

Therapeutic Horticulture Summer Intensive

In just three weeks, complete more than 30% of the coursework required for the Certificate and gain a solid understanding of how to utilize plants, gardening, and nature to empower specific individuals and groups. All courses are offered in a more...
251THP960BL 07/08 Mo 9:00am-4:30pm D'Amico
Meore
Lorenzetti
Fried
Wichrowski
Shahay
Lawless
D'Auria
BLENDED