Dept. Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources

Horticultural Therapy

- HT Links -
Professional Organizations
         AHTA (American Horticultural Therapy Association)
                    : AHTA Research Networking Group 
         People-Plant Council
         ASHS (American Society For Horticultural Science)
                   : Human Issues in Horticulture Working Group  
         AHS (American Horticultural Society)
         ACGA (American Community Gardening Association)
         AABGA (American Association of Botanic Gardens & Arboreta)
         The Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association
         Thrive (Gardening and horticulture for training, therapy and health, England)
         The Herb Society of America
         Plants for People Organization
Other University Programs
         Human Issues in Horticulture at Texas A&M University
         Human Issues in Horticulture at Virginia Tech.
         Research on Human Issues in Horticulture at Washington State University
Botanic Gardens & Arboreta HT Programs
         The Holden Arboretum & Horticultural Therapy Program
         Chicago Botanic Garden & Horticultural Therapy Program
         New York Brooklyn Botanic Garden
         Denver Botanic Garden
Other HT Links
         The Growing Center
         Kinder Garden & Horticulture Programs for Children's garden
         Kids & Classrooms (by National Gardening Association)
         Youth Gardening (Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona)
         Community Gardening Programs at Ohio State University Extension
         City Farmer Horticulture Therapy
         Horticulture For All

For more information on the Horticultural Therapy program at Kansas State University,

contact: Dr. Richard H. Mattson rmattson@oznet.ksu.edu