Horticulture as Therapy: Principles and Practice

By Martha Straus and Sharon Simson

Did you know that plants and plant products can be used to improve people's cognitive, physical, psychological, and social functioning? Well, they can, and Horticulture as Therapy is the book to show... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560228598
• ISBN13: 9781560228592
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.2" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive overview of horticultural therapy

This is a valuable and comprehensive introduction to the use of gardening and other related activities to promote health and well-being, among a range of different clients, including children and young people, older people and those experiencing physical disabilities. While the introductory chapters provide a valuable and succinct overview of the theories that underpin this growing profession, some of the later chapters on specific client groups are less satisfying and would benefit from updating at some point in the near future.