Horticulture as therapy : principles and practice / Sharon Pastor Simson, Martha C. Straus, editors.

Boca Raton : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, [1998]

xxvi, 478 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: The Practice of Horticultural Therapy -- Development of the Profession of Horticultural Therapy Practice -- People-Plant Relationship -- Vocational, Social, and Therapeutic Programs in Horticulture -- Part II: Specialized Populations for Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Stroke, Spinal Chord, Physical Disabilities, and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Traumatic Brain Injury and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Developmental Disabilities and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Mental Illness and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Children and Youth and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Older Persons and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Substance Abuse and Criminal Behavior and Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Part III: Settings for Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Outside Space and Adaptive Gardening: Design, Techniques, and Tools -- Inside Space and Adaptive Gardening: Design, Techniques, and Tools -- Botanical Gardening: Design, Techniques, and Tools -- Community Gardening: Design, Techniques, and Tools -- Part IV: Skills for Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Consultation Services for Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Applied Research for Horticultural Therapy Practice -- Documentation, Program Evaluation, and Assessment -- Horticultural Therapy Practice in the Future.