ABSTRACT
Objectives ...............................................................................................................206 Key Terms ..............................................................................................................206 Horticultural Therapy .............................................................................................206 History of the HT Profession .................................................................................207 Benets of Working with Plants ............................................................................ 210 HT Program Types and Settings ............................................................................ 211
Program Types ................................................................................................... 212 Program Settings ............................................................................................... 213 Mental Health .................................................................................................... 213 Long-Term Care ................................................................................................ 213 Rehabilitation .................................................................................................... 214 Corrections ........................................................................................................ 214 Vocational .......................................................................................................... 215 Community ........................................................................................................ 215
Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................. 215 HT Activities .......................................................................................................... 222
Activity Planning...............................................................................................224 Plant Considerations..........................................................................................225
The Horticultural Therapist ....................................................................................226 The American Horticultural Therapy Association ............................................ 227
HT Program Components ...................................................................................... 227 Design Guidelines and Considerations ............................................................. 227 AHTA Therapeutic Garden Characteristics ...................................................... 227 ADA Standards for Accessible Design .............................................................228 Principles of Universal Design .......................................................................... 229 Adaptable and Accessible ................................................................................. 229 Therapeutic Gardens ......................................................................................... 229 The HT Garden ................................................................................................. 231
