Our guided therapeutic planting workshops have been curated to maximize your mind & body's beneficial responses to live plants.
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Therapeutic horticulture reduces stress & improves mental wellbeing by taking advantage of the best evidence based practices from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), nature-based therapies, & mindfulness.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
A common clinical behavioural therapy that teaches self-help strategies, CBT helps people identify & challenge those recurring harmful thought patterns that influence behaviours.
NATURE/ECO THERAPIES
From the stress-preventative practice of Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) to the gardening interventions of horticulture therapy, nature therapies use our responses to plants & animals.
MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES
Mindfulness is being fully present in the moment without distraction or reaction to take notice of the state of your body, mind, & surroundings with compassion and without judgement.
therapeutic horticulture (TH) vs. horticulture therapy (HT):
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Both practices follow the ethics & practice guidelines set out by the Canadian Horticulture Therapy Association (chta.ca)
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Therapeutic horticulture is the intentional use of plants & activities using plant material to encourage health & well-being for a group and facilitated by a TH/HT professional.
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Horticulture therapy uses formal plant-based intervention to address an individual's health goals & objectives as part of a clinical treatment strategy. HT requires a registered horticulture therapist (HTR) to facilitate and assess.
Did you know...




The Stress Cycle & How to Break it
Stressor
Resulting Issues
low mood & rumination
impaired focus
& attention
limitations to memory & learning
physiological symptoms
Intentional Thinking
Plants leverage our evolutionary responses to nature & augment mental health practices
evoke positive mood & thoughts
restore attention & mental capacity
stimulate memory & learning
physiological relaxation
While we can't stop ourself from reacting to stressors, conscious thought & decision making stops this cycle in its tracks
choose one of these plants
Combining horticulture with mindfulness & CBT can significantly reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression and restore your livelihood
Stressors triggers our automatic fight-flight-freeze response resulting in symptoms that lock us in a cycle of stress, anxiety, or depression