Therapeutic horticulture programs require accessible spaces, adaptive tools, and adaptable environments for practitioners to best serve the people who come to us for connection with plants and each other. Explore the resources below to grow your knowledge and help everyone get out into the garden confidently and safely.
2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design
Online:
- Enabling Gardens: The Practical Side of Horticultural Therapy - Rutgers University
- Accessible Gardens - University of Florida
- Accessible Gardens for Persons with Disabilities - National Cooperative Extension
- Accessibility for Raised Beds - University of Georgia
- Gardening for Life - University of Washington; booklet with adaptive tools and techniques
Books:
- Adil, Janeen R. 1995. Accessible Gardening for People With Physical Disabilities: A Guide to Methods, Tools, and Plants. Idyll Arbor
- Rothert, Gene. 1994. The Enabling Garden: Creating Barrier-Free Gardens. Taylor Trade Publishing.
- Jeffries, Sue. 2023. Designing, Planting and Using a Therapeutic Garden. Crowood Press.
