Therapeutic horticulture is a growing profession with practitioners all over the world! One of the best ways to grow your own knowledge is to connect with others who are doing similar work with your population, your climate zone, or your garden type. Explore the resources below to get connected!
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Keep in touch with NC State Therapeutic Horticulture for information on upcoming courses, as well as continuing education, professional development, and employment opportunities from our colleagues across the state and beyond. Click here to join.Join the Google Group
The NC State Therapeutic Horticulture Group connects those interested in therapeutic horticulture, horticultural therapy, and allied people-plant practices.- Join by clicking this link which will bring up a blank email, then hit "send" (you do not need to add any text).
- Share information with others interested in the field by sending an email to the group.
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For up-to-the-minute information, events from around the state, country, and world, and amazing pictures and videos from our students, graduates, and colleagues, follow our social media accounts to stay in the know. New posts every week!- NC State Therapeutic Horticulture Instagram
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Carolinas Horticultural Therapy Network
This nonprofit 501(c)6 professional organization, formed in 2011, hosts online professional development workshops, connects practitioners through their website and social media, and holds annual in-person meetings throughout the Carolinas to connect those interested in the field of therapeutic horticulture, horticultural therapy, and the allied people-plant practices.
- Carolinas Horticultural Therapy Network
- Email: hello@carolinasHTnetwork.org
- Carolinas HT Network Instagram
- Carolinas HT Network Facebook
Annual Workshops (Year - Host)
- 2024 - Benevolence Farm, Graham, NC (September)
- 2023 - JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC (August)
- COVID
- 2019 - Bullington Gardens, Hendersonville, NC (August)
- 2019- The Ability Garden, New Hanover, NC (January)
- 2018 - Cumberland County Cooperative Extension, Fayettteville, NC
- 2018 - North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC (March)
- 2017 - Hopeway, Charlotte, NC (October)
- 2016 – 4 Therapeutic Horticulture Programs in the Triangle area, Chapel Hill, NC (August)
- 2016 – Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (March)
- 2015 – JC Ralston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC (February)
- 2014 – Bullington Gardens, Hendersonville, NC (August)
- 2014 - Life Enrichment Center, Shelby, NC (February)
- 2013 - Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, Pinehurst, NC (August)
- 2013 - The Ability Garden, Wilmington, NC (February)
- 2012 - The North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
American Horticultural Therapy Association
The professional organization supporting horticultural therapist, therapeutic horticulturists, and allied professionals connecting people with plants. Online content, peer-reviewed research journal, quarterly member magazine, and professional registration for HTR and THP levels. Annual membership fees based on professional or student status.
Website: ahta.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanhorttherapy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1200697
