Horticulture Therapy

Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls) - Virginia Connection Newspapers

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:19am

Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls)
Virginia Connection Newspapers
"The Botany, Horticultural History and Future of Chrysanthemums," with Todd Brethauer. Open to the public, free admission and refreshments. 703-560-8776. "Almost, Maine." 2 pm and 7 pm 1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner.

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Campus Talk: Nurturing Minds, Young And Special - Yentha

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 5:44am

Campus Talk: Nurturing Minds, Young And Special
Yentha
And the CHM Institute aims for this by introducing Horticulture Therapy to the students. “Children between the ages of 8 and 14 are exposed to this mode of therapy, which is nothing more than making them indulge in a little bit of gardening, ...

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Community Calendar for Feb. 5 - Lincolnwood Review

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 12:45am

Community Calendar for Feb. 5
Lincolnwood Review
The Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, offers a variety of classes for the adults in the horticulture, garden design, nature studies and botanical arts by Garden staff and other experts.

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Job Shadow Day Brings Out Some of the Island's Brightest - Patch.com

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:38pm

Job Shadow Day Brings Out Some of the Island's Brightest
Patch.com
Andrew Randall is an honors senior at MVRHS specializing in horticulture. He participated in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program and served as a youth delegate to MVYLI's 2011 Youth Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development.

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Niles Community Calendar for Feb. 9, 2012 - Niles Herald-Spectator

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:23am

Niles Community Calendar for Feb. 9, 2012
Niles Herald-Spectator
The Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, offers a variety of classes for the adults in the horticulture, garden design, nature studies and botanical arts by Garden staff and other experts.

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Challenger School's meditation garden offers students 'horticultural therapy ... - TCPalm

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00am

Challenger School's meditation garden offers students 'horticultural therapy ...
TCPalm
“We call it horticulture therapy,” said Kay Furman, a University of Florida Martin County master gardener and volunteer at the Challenger School in Stuart. Furman, 60, of Stuart, started spearheading the garden's rebirth at the school for the mentally ...

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HAPPENINGS: Week of Feb. 2 - West Hartford News

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:37pm

HAPPENINGS: Week of Feb. 2
West Hartford News
4 - Spring into the Garden: Day-long symposium sponsored by the Connecticut Horticultural Society 8:15 am to 4 pm Saturday at Portland High/Middle School, 95 High St., Portland. Speakers are Tony Avent of Raleigh, NC; Kerry Ann Mendez of Saratoga ...

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Martin master gardeners tending to special garden - TCPalm

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 3:38pm

Martin master gardeners tending to special garden
TCPalm
"We call it horticulture therapy," said Kay Furman, a University of Florida Martin County master gardener and volunteer at the Challenger School in Stuart. Furman, 60, of Stuart, started spearheading the garden's rebirth at the school for the mentally ...

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North Central Community Calendar – Feb. 2-8 - San Antonio Express

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:13pm

North Central Community Calendar – Feb. 2-8
San Antonio Express
Nydia's Yoga Therapy Studio, 4680 Lockhill-Selma Road, is hosting a variety of daily and semi-daily classes, such as yoga in Spanish, gentle yoga and yoga for children. Contact: 764-1616 or www.nydiasyogatherapy.com. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has ...

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Veterans Farm Looking for a Few Good Vets | News - First Coast News

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 5:57am

Veterans Farm Looking for a Few Good Vets | News
First Coast News
Through that process, they get what's called horticulture therapy to help recover from post traumatic stress disorder. At the end of the program, the vets can use the knowledge to go into the farming business for themselves. "We take them from A to Z, ...

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Our Codnor Homes get Green Fingers - carehome.co.uk News (press release)

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 3:35am

carehome.co.uk News (press release)

Our Codnor Homes get Green Fingers
carehome.co.uk News (press release)
Hortihealth are a local company who deliver horticulture therapy to elderly and disabled people. Residents at both The Firs & Codnor Park will be trialing our new Gardening Club and if successful, the club will be spread to all our homes.

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Pacific Quest is Digging A New Path For Wilderness Therapy - PR Web (press release)

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 8:05am

PR Web (press release)

Pacific Quest is Digging A New Path For Wilderness Therapy
PR Web (press release)
Pacific Quest Wilderness Therapy is an outdoor therapeutic program for struggling adolescents and young adults, using horticulture in place of backpacking on the Big Island of Hawaii. The garden offers a safer environment, more transferable skills, ...

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Chicago Botanic Garden has a good year - Deerfield Review

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 3:08pm

Chicago Botanic Garden has a good year
Deerfield Review
An internationally-recognized horticultural therapy program offers training and services to people with physical and mental disabilities, both on-site in the Buehler Enabling Garden, as well as at schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and residential ...

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Spring previews delight impatient gardeners at February shows - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Sun, 01/29/2012 - 3:01am

Spring previews delight impatient gardeners at February shows
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Gardeners who are counting the dragging minutes until spring can comfort themselves with group therapy in the form of two upcoming garden shows. Least expensive and right here in our own backyards is the Third Annual Clarksville Area Chamber of ...

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Site of burned-out home prepared for community garden - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 11:47pm

Site of burned-out home prepared for community garden
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The grant will provide funding to do some of the work Van Allen's property requires for the project, help Tri-City Mental Health Center carry out an horticulture therapy program and allow Uncommon Good to give someone a job farming Van Allen's land, ...

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Family & Community - Edmonton Journal

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 1:39am

Family & Community
Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Horticultural Society Speaker is professor Jim Butler, PhD, on The New, Deep Connections to Nature and their Importance in a World Gone Mad. He will explore the art of connecting to nature at home and abroad, from resort and ecotourism ...

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Chicago Botanic Garden Attendance Grows in 2011 - TribLocal

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 2:36pm

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Chicago Botanic Garden Attendance Grows in 2011
TribLocal
•An internationally-recognized horticultural therapy program offers training and services to people with physical and mental disabilities, both on-site in the Buehler Enabling Garden, as well as at schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and residential ...

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Lectures and other events of interest - Montreal Gazette

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 11:21pm

Lectures and other events of interest
Montreal Gazette
West End Horticultural Society ?meets at 7: 30 pm at Knox Crescent First Presbyterian Church, 6225 Godfrey Ave. Anne Michele Francoeur will speak on Bee Friendly Plants and Gardening Tips. Guest fee $5. Call 514-489-0484. Haida Gwaii.

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Nepert joins Tidewater Physical Therapy - The Star Democrat

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 9:17am

Nepert joins Tidewater Physical Therapy
The Star Democrat
Nepert is proud that he now has the opportunity to provide therapeutic care to patients in the Centreville community and surrounding areas. With a bachelor's degree in horticulture, Nepert enjoys spending his spare time working with local farmers and ...

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Calling all gardeners - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:32pm

Calling all gardeners
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Along with teaching classes and workshops and working with students and teachers in school and community gardens, other volunteer options in Rockland include assisting with horticultural therapy programs, answering questions at community events and ...

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