Garfield Gibson Jr. is talking to plants again. In May, a stroke left the 58-year-old unable to speak clearly, but now he whispers encouragement to the vegetables in the Horticultural Therapy Garden ...

Chanie Kirschner is a writer, advice columnist, and educator who has covered topics ranging from parenting to fashion to sustainability. To work the soil for your food is one of the most basic of ...

Annabelle Padwick is a professional gardener and well-being therapist based in Oxfordshire in the south of England. She’s the founder of Life at No. 27, which aims to empower people through practical, ...

Gardening, as most gardeners know, is a therapeutic experience. It's the big reason most gardeners like to garden. Some claim necessity, such as growing food to save money. Others like to eat safer ...

Gardeners find their hobby addictive for diverse reasons, from a practical harvest to socializing with other gardeners in a community plot. We already know gardening can keep you fit. But could it be ...

A Long Island nursing home is the latest in the field to partner with a Seattle startup based nearly 3,000 miles away to use gardening as a remedy for its residents. Parker Jewish Institute of New ...

As a board member of the Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Therapy Network (MAHTN) and a member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), I was pleased to see the work of horticultural ...

Did you know? Therapeutic horticulture is a practice that embraces the healing power of nature to promote physical and emotional well-being. It involves using plants, gardens, and cultivating a sense ...

For at least 5,000 years people have been growing gardens. People who have experience gardening love it for many reasons and have been creating places for the express purpose of bringing pleasure to ...

They weren't just passing time. They were participating in Britain's latest treatment for Alzheimer's patients: garden therapy. The idea is that gardening not only improves the quality of life for ...

Do you have a green thumb? Even if the answer is no, gardening is one hobby you may want to pick up for the health benefits alone. Studies show that all that time outdoors pulling weeds, planting ...