Welcome to Therapeutic Horticulture Australia
We are a national membership association representing therapeutic horticulture in Australia. We support people and organisations in the use of horticulture for health and wellbeing through networks, training, education and research.
What we do.
Our purpose is to support our members to facilitate, deliver or research horticultural-based therapies for a broad range of people within a variety of person-focused services and contexts.
We aim to maintain and enhance the capacity of communities, organisations and individuals to support people to experience full and meaningful lives.
How we support you.
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Become a member.
The key benefit of THA membership is the importance of being part of a national body that validates, supports and promotes therapeutic horticulture as a field and the work of its members, thereby raising its profile and significance.
What is Therapeutic Horticulture?
Therapeutic Horticulture (TH) is a process in which plants and gardening activities are utilised to improve the physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing of those people for all ages, backgrounds and abilities. TH is used in many settings, such as hospitals, rehabilitation centres, disability services, aged care facilities, commercial spaces, community and residential gardens. Therapeutic Horticulture techniques and processes are diverse, and include any which use gardens and garden-based activities to promote physical, mental and social health, as well as the health of the planet. TH is practiced by people from different disciplines and draws upon many different fields including, but not limited to:
- Aged Care
- Disability
- Rehabilitation
- Occupational
- Therapy Diversional & Recreation Therapy
- Landscape Architecture & Garden Design
- Education
- Social & community services
- Urban planning & public greenspaces
- Correctional services
- Mental Health
Learn more, watch our free webinar on Therapeutic Horticulture.
Connecting with nature has been regarded as essential for our health and wellbeing since ancient times but often we’ve forgotten how and why. Join Steven Wells and Pauline Marsh as they unpack our need to reconnect and introduce you to the world of Therapeutic Horticulture.
Building community.
Community events.
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- Meet-ups
- Peer Support
- Workshops
- In the garden
Conference.
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- Conferences
- Symposia
- Webinars