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HORTICULTURAL THERAPY RESOURCES AND LINKS

By Pat Czarnecki, HTR

GreEn’ergy, LLC

Websites on Plants and Gardening

http://www.plants.usda.gov

http://www.aboutflowers.com

http://gardening.about.com

http://www.garden.org

http://www.ahs.org/master_gardeners (Provides links to Master Gardener websites in the USA)

http://www.taunton.com (hear botanical name of plant in Latin)

 Books

Plants/Greenhouse

• The House Plant Expert, Dr. D.G. Hessayon (ISBN 0-903505-35-5)
• Greenhouse Gardener’s Companion (Growing Food & Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace) by Shane Smith (ISBN 1-55591-450-0)

HT Programming

• Accessible Gardening for People with Disabilities:  A Guide to Methods, Tools and Plants by Janeen R. Adil (ISBN-0-933149-56-5)
• Growing with Gardening:  A Twelve-Month Guide for Therapy, Recreation, and Education by Bibby Moore, Kendal Brown (ISBN 0807842427)
• Growth Through Nature:  A Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities  by Molen, Chambers, Wichrowski, Fried (ISBN 0-89831-042-3)
• Health Through Horticulture:  A Guide for Using the Outdoor Garden for Therapeutic Outcomes by Gabaldo, King, Rothert–Chicago Botanic Garden
• Horticultural Therapy:  A Guide For All Seasons by Martha R. DeHart, Joan R. Brown     (ISBN 0-941-994-17-1)
• Horticultural Therapy Methods:  Making Connections in Health Care, Human Service and Community Programs by Rebecca L. Haller, Christine L. Kramer  (ISBN 978-1-56022-326-9)
• Horticulture as Therapy (Principles and Practice) by Sharon P. Simson, Martha C. Straus (ISBN 1-56022-279-4)
• Indoor Nature & Plant Craft Activities by Maureen A. Phillips, Sheila B. Taft  (ISBN 0-9778194-0-X)

Other

American Horticultural Therapy Association http://www.ahta.org

National, professional organization for horticultural therapists. 

GreEn’ergy, LLC – New Jersey-based horticultural therapy and gardening specialists who design innovative horticultural therapy programs and garden spaces for people of all ages and abilities. Contact Pat Czarnecki, HTR at greenergy@optonline.netor call (973) 697-6284.