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Horticultural Therapy Resources

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The Chicago Botanic Garden's Horticultural Therapy Services acts as a national clearinghouse for information about the therapeutic uses of horticulture. This includes information about enabling gardening, adaptive tools and horticultural therapy books. Where noted, select resources are available for order below.

Chicago Botanic Garden Resources

Garden for Life Publications.
The following Garden for Life publications can be ordered through the Horticultural Therapy Department. Click here for a PDF order form to fax or mail with your payment information.

Designing Your Home Enabling Garden
Horticultural Therapy: Helping People Grow
Vertical Gardening
Barrier-Free Gardening in Containers
Healthy Habits for Gardening
Raised Bed Gardening
Sensational Plants
Horticultural Therapy Resources
Enabling Tool Resources
Paving Alternatives for the Accessible Garden
Universal Design
Health Through Horticulture: A Guide for Using the Outdoor Garden for Therapeutic Outcomes

Associations & Organizations

American Horticultural Therapy Association, 201 E. Main St., Suite 1405, Lexington, KY, 40507-2004
(800) 634-1603

American Community Gardening Association, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH, 43203-2040
(877) 275-2242

Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association, 100 Westmount Rd., Guelph, Ontario, N1H5H8
(519) 822-9842

National Gardening Association, 1100 Dorset St., Burlington, VT, 05401
(802) 863-5251

People-Plant Council, Newsletter, Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0327
(703) 231-6254

Books

Adil, Janeen R. Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities: A Guide to Methods, Tools and Plants. Bethesda, Md.: Woodbine House, 1994.

Flagler, Joel and Raymond P. Poincelot, eds. People-Plant Relationships: Setting Research Priorities. New York: Food Products Press, 1994.

Marcus, Clare Cooper and Marni Barnes. Gardens in Healthcare Facilities: Uses, Therapeutic Benefits, and Design Recommendations. Martinez, Calif.: Center for Health Design, 1995.

Moore, B. Growing with Gardening: A Twelve-Month Guide for Therapy, Recreation, and Education. Chapel Hill, N. C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1989.

Raised Bed Gardening: A Resource Manual for Patients, Families and Professionals. Englewood, Colo.: Craig Hospital, 1988.

Relf, Diane, ed. The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-Being and Social Development. Portland, Ore.: Timber Press, 1992.

Rothert, Gene. The Enabling Garden: Creating Barrier-Free Gardens. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1994.

Simson, Sharon P. and Martha Straus, eds. Horticulture as Therapy: Principles and Practices. New York: Haworth Press, Inc., 1998.

Stine, Sharon. Landscapes for Learning. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1997.

Wells, Suzanne E. with American Horticultural Therapy Association and Friends Organization, eds. Horticultural Therapy and the Older Adult Population. New York: Haworth Press, Inc., 1997.

Woy, Joann. Accessible Gardening: Tips and Techniques for Seniors and the Disabled. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 1997.

Yeomans, Kathleen. The Able Gardener: Overcoming Barriers of Age and Physical Limitations. Pownal, Vt.: Storey Communications, 1992.

Magazines and Periodicals

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, American Horticulture Therapy Association,
Elizabeth R. Messer Diehl, ASLA, HTM
Editor-in-Chief
7606 NW 53rd. Way
Gainesville, FL 32653
(352) 505-5068

Thrive, The Geoffrey Udall Centre, Beech Hill, Reading, England, RG7 2AT
0118 988 5688