What makes horticultural therapy unique is that it uses living material, requiring nurturing and care, in programs. The maturation and lifecycle of plants provide plenty of horticultural tasks and related activities to stimulate thought, exercise the body and encourage an awareness of the living, external environment. A therapeutic relationship and rapport can be built by working through individual or group projects. This rapport can be built by demonstrating sincerity and a sense of caring. Mitchell L. Hewson, HTM.
So you can start a horticulture activity in your facility, we offer you the CelluGro™ Green Thumb Garden on wheels that was designed by horticulture therapists who had in mind the therapeutic programs in nursing facilities, hospitals & rehab units.
To accompany this great garden on wheels, we offer you some resource guides to help you make your horticulture program a success.