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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 33.1 - 2023

  • Bonsai Life in Balance - Stephen Pack PhD
  • Self-Regulation, Its Neuroscience Foundations and Horticultural Therapy: Growing the Connections - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR, Maureen Bethel, DEC, BA, BEd, CAE & Tasha Roberts
  • Horticultural Therapy Health Interventions with Female Survivors of Human Trafficking: Program Models - Zuzana Poláčková MS, MEd, Lesley Fleming MA, HTR, Joanna Brown, Heather Kelejian
  • Horticultural Therapy Activities for Transplant Patients - Monica C. Moscovici, BS
  • Case Study: Maxine - Yin-Yan Yeung PhD, Li-Jung Lin PhD


Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 32.1 - 2022

  • Adapting Horticultural Therapy as Fall Prevention Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults - Clarence Monteclaro, MD, MBA, MPH
  • Horticulture for Health Activity in U.S. Hospitals: Horticultural Therapy, Nutrition-led Programming, Gardens at Hospitals, and Affiliated Community Gardens - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR, Weishunhua Zhang, BID & Karen Nelson, MBA, MSW
  • Relevancy of Sense of Taste to Horticultural Therapy - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR

 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 31.1 - 2021

  • The Gardening Spirit: Evidence That Frequency of Gardening Precisely Predicts Ecospirituality - Mark L. Harvey, Kailyn Bowman, and Amanda Karr
  • Exploring a Migrant's Sense of Belonging Through Participation in an Urban Agricultural Vocational Training Program in Sweden - Anna María Pálsdóttir, Liz O´Brien, Dorthe Varning Poulsen and Ann Dolling
  • Cultivating Care: Trauma, Homeless Veterans, and Nature-Based Therapy - Becca Hart & Steve Zanskas
  • Conceptual Biophilic Design in Landscape Architecture – A Design Concept For a Health Garden in Iceland - Anna María Pálsdóttir, Petra Thorpert, Vilmundur Gudnason, Hugo Settegren, Arnór Víkingsson and Kristín Siggeirsdóttir

 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 30.1 - 2020

  • Time for a (Gardening) Break: Impacts of a Green Exercise Initiative for Staff Health and Wellbeing in a Corporate Environment - Mark Christie, Louise Hulse & Paul K. Miller
  • Community Gardens Cultivate Positive Experiences for Refugees - Dietlinde Heilmayr, Noah Reiss & Miranda Buskirk
  • A Piloted Think Aloud Method Within an Investigation of the Impacts of a Therapeutic Green Exercise Project for People Recovering from Mental Ill-Health: Reflections on Ethnographic Utility - Mark Christie, Fiona Cole & Paul K. Miller
  • Nova Scotia's Horticulture for Health Activities - Lesley Fleming, Amy Davis, Lana Bos, Janet Carter & Beth House
  • Nature-based Activities for Older Adults: A Case Study in Singapore Angelia Sia and Elizabeth Diehl

 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 29.2 - 2019

  • Therapeutic Horticulture as a Quality of Life Intervention in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients - Elizabeth R.M. Diehl, HTM, Deborah Morrison, MA, & C. Craig Tisher, MD
  • Horticultural Therapy Support Group for Older Adult Caregivers: Examining Intervention Effectiveness Using Psychometrically Validated Measures - Jaime Ascencio, MS, Mallory Wojtaszek B.S. and Deana Davalos Ph.D.
  • Mental Health Through the Art of Gardening - Dr. Ana Bahamonde
  • Developing Horticultural Therapy Protocols - Derrick R. Stowell, HTR, CTRS, & PJ Snodgrass, PhD 

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 29.1 - 2019

  • The Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Symptoms and Future Perspective of Patients with Schizophrenia in the Chronic Stage. - Takuya Kenmochi, Asuka Kenmochi, and Minoru Hoshiyama
  • A Pilot Study on the Effects of Chrysanthemum Scent on Memory and Mood - Kilonzi Francisca, Xuting Shen, Toshihori Nakagawa, Thomas Gianfagna, Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Seiko Goto
  • Exploring the Use of Therapeutic Horticulture to Enhance the Psychological Well-Being of Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Michelle Stephanie Watkins, Lota A. Teh, and Karina Therese G. FernandezPromoting the Profession of Horticultural Therapy through Partnerships - Derrick R. Stowell, HTR, CTRS and Amelia Burnett


Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 28.2 - 2018

  • Why Camp? Evaluating The Impact of a Horticulture Therapy Camp for Adolescents With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – Sarah Himmelheber PhD, MSW; Jennifer Mozolic, PhD; Lucy A. Lawrence, MSW, PhD 
  • A Counseling Model for RefugeesRooted in Ecological Theory – Jonathan Trauth, Ed.D., LISW-S
  • Opportunities and Barriers to Using Hospital Gardens: Comparative Post Occupancy Evaluations of Healthcare Landscape Environments – Shan Jiang, Kirsten Staloch, and Sofija Kaljevic
  • Natural Establishment: Nature-Based Vocational Rehabilitation for Migrants Participating in the National Scheme of Integration – Pálsdóttir, A.M; Shahrad, A; Åström, M.; and Ekstam L.

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 28.1 - 2018

  • The Effect of Therapeutic Horticulture on the Psychological Wellbeing of Elderly in Singapore: A Randomised Controlled Trial - Angelia Sia, Kheng Siang Ted, Maxel K.W., Hui Yu Cha, Chay Hoon Tan, Iris Rawtaer, Lei Feng, Rathi Mahendran, Heok Kua, and Roger C.M. Ho
  • Motivations and Perceptions of Urban Food Gardeners: Results from a Preliminary Study - Sarah R. Taylor, PhD
  • Offenders, Work, and Rehabilitation: Horticultural Therapy as a Social Cognitive Career Theory Intervention for Offenders - Jaime Ascencio


Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 27.2 - 2017

  • The Use of Sensory Perception of Plants in Horticultural Therapy of Alcohol Addiction - Pétra Berger and Torsten W. Berger
  • Benefit Nature, Benefit Self, & Benefit Others: Older Adults and their Volunteer Experiences of Engagement in a Conservation Themed Urban Park - Mark Alan Christie, MA 
  • Laughter Therapy and Horticultural Therapy: Cross-Pollination - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR
  • Raising Awareness of Horticultural Therapy with the Seed of “National Horticultural Therapy Week” and Roots of New Jersey Agriculture - Laura DePrado, B.S., HTR
  • Interdisciplinary Professional Development, CEUs and Horticultural Therapy: The Michigan Model - Lesley Fleming MA, HTR, Kathy Carroll MS, HTR, Jodi Douglas BS, CTRS, CDP, Cathy Flinton BS, HTR


Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 27.1 - 2017

  • An Exploratory Study on the Effect of Horticultural Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities - Claudia K. Y. LAI, PhD, RN, FAAN, Lily Y. W. Ho, MN, RN, Rick Y. C. Kwan, MSc, RN, Connie Y. Y. Fung, RSW, HTR, Yim Wah MAK, PhD, RN
  • The Impact of Green Exercise on Volunteers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing – Findings from a Community Project in a Woodland Setting - Mark Alan Christie, MA and Fiona Cole, MSc
  • Case Study - Michelle - Melissa Bierman, MS, HTR, MHT
  • Case Study - Harry - Kate Bodin, MEd, HTR
  • Case Study - Master D. - Sushama Ramachandran, Clinical Psychologist. MA. (Psychology), MPhil. (Clinical Psychology), EMDR
  • Case Study - Dorothy - Jennifer Sloan, BA, AD, HTR
  • Lighthouse Community School: A Case Study of a School for Behaviorally Challenged Youth - Jonathan Trauth EdD, LISW-S
  • Book Review: Grow It, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies From Your Garden or Windowsill - Christopher Hobbs & Leslie Gardner. New York: Rodale. 2013. 230 pp. ISBN 987-1-60961-570-3


Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 26.1 - 2016 

  • Personality Disorder and Intellectual Disability: The Impacts of Horticultural Therapy Within a Medium-Secure Unit - Mark Alan Christie, MA, Michaela Thomson, MA, Paul K. Miller, PhD and Fiona Cole, MSc
  • Case Study - Rebecca - Ciri J. Malamud, MA, CRC, CSW, LCADC
  • Case Study - Sara - Jan Lane, HTR
  • Connecting to Self and Nature - Christina Sabra, MSW
  • Green Studio: Nature and the Arts in Therapy - Reviewed by: Matthew J. Wichrowski  MSW HTR 

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 25.2 - 2015

  • The Effect of School Gardening Activities on Visual-Motor Integration of Pre-School and Kindergarten Students - M.R. Baker, T. M. Waliczek and J. M. Zajicek
  • Protocols for Plant-Cart Horticultural Therapy - Ciri J. Malamud, MA, CRC, CSW, LCADC
  • Horticulture Therapy Improves the Body, Mind and Spirit - Lucas Monroe, LCSW
  • The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers - Reviewed by Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 25.1 - 2015

  • A Literature Review of Nature-Based Therapy and its Application in Cancer Care - A. Cutillo, N. Rathore, N. Reynolds, L. Hilliard, H. Haines, K. Whelan, A. Madan-Swain
  • The Theoretical and Therapeutic Paradigm of Botanical Arranging - Cara S. Montgomery, MSW, MA and Janet A. Courtney, PhD, LCSW
  • Veteran to Farmer Programs: An Emerging Nature-Based Programming Trend - Lesley L. Fleming, MA, HTR
  • Digging for Victory-Horticultural Therapy with Veterans for Post-Traumatic Growth - Reviewed by Matthew Wichrowski

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 24.1 - 2014

  • Influences of Green Exercise on School Adaptation of Autistic Children in Taiwan - Ke-Tsung Han, PhD
  • The Impact of Plants and Windows on Building Space Usage and Perceived Stress of University Students - Cole L. Etheredge, Tina M. Waliczek, Jayne M. Zajicek

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 23.2 - 2013 

  • The Effect of Horticultural Activity on the Cognitive Performance of Healthy Elderly - Haruyuki Kojima and Mitsunobu Kunimi
  • Gardening and Virtue - Dan O'Brien
  • AHTA Annual Conference Abstracts: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future: Celebrating AHTA's 40th Anniversary
  • Book Review: Dementia Green Care Handbook of Therapeutic Design and Practice - Reviewed by Lesley Fleming, HTR

 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 23.1 - 2013

  • Psychological and Biological Response to Three Landscapes in Japan: A Pilot Study; Seiko Goto, Naveed Kamal, Helene Puzio, Eijiro Fujii, and Karl Herrup
  • The Effect of a Reflective Garden Walking Program; Ruth McCaffrey, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC FAAN, Susan B Raddock Distinguished Professor
  • Gardens and Therapeutic Horticulture in an Acute Healthcare Setting: Opportunities Provided by the Blooming Backyard Project at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney; Julieanne Hilbers and Anna Satharasinghe
  • The Portland Memory Garden: A Therapeutic Resource on Public Land; Patty Cassidy, MA, HTR

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 22.2 - 2012

  • Outdoor Environments at Crisis Shelters in Denmark; Victoria L. Lygum, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, and Henriette Højberg
  • A Review of Design Recommendations for Outdoor Areas at Healthcare Facilities; Shureen Faris Abdul Shukor, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, and Kjell Nilsson
  • Engaging Clients Through the Therapeutic Use of Self; Barbara Kreski

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 22.1 - 2012

  • How do Participants in Nature-Based Therapy Experience and Evaluate Their Rehabilitation?; Eva Sahlin, Josefa Vega Matuszczyk, Gunnar Ahlborg, Jr. and Patrik Grahn
  • Visual Preference for Garden Design: Appreciation of the Japanese Garden; Seiko Goto, PhD
  • The Application of a Horticultural Therapy Program for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Karen M. Flick

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 21.2 - 2011

  • Growing Minds: Gardening and Parent Involvement in Elementary Schools; Roxanne Boyer, Amy L. McFarland, Jayne M. Zajicek and Tina M. Waliczek
  • The Relationship between Gardening and Depression among Individuals with Disabilities; Justin F. Wilson and Keith M Christensen
  • Pregnancy and Place: Creating Therapeutic Gardens for Maternity Care Patients; Lara M. Browning & Sungkyung Lee


Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 21.1 - 2011

  • Weeds and Seeds: Reflections from a Gardening Project for Juvenile Offenders; Sarah E. Twill, PhD, MSW, Tara Purvis, and Michael Norris, PhD
  • The Use of Horticulture in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Private Practice Setting; Howard Z. Lorber, LCSW
  • Development of the Neuro Critical Care Unit Garden at Emory University Hospital; Jack Carman, FASLA, Kirk Hines, HTR, Marguerite Koepke, MLA, ASLA, and Owen Samuel, MD
  • Grandparent Gardening Gifts: The Enduring Gifts Grandparents Can Offer Their Grandchildren; Charles E. Majuri, Ph.D., HTR, QMHP;  (no abstract)

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 20 - 2010

  • Therapeutic Garden Design and Veterans Affairs: Preparing for Future Needs; P. Annie Kirk, BSW, MLA, ASLA, ANLD, Alee Karpf, MS, CTRS, HTR, and Jack Carman, FASLA, RLA, CAPS
  • Development of the Nature-Based Therapy Concept for Patients with Stress-Related Illness at the Danish Healing Forest Garden Nacadia; Sus Sola Corazon, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, Anne Grete Claudi Jensen, and Kjell Nilsson
  • A Descriptive Study of the Training and Practice of American Horticultural Therapy Association Members; Jean M. Larson, Ph.D., Lija Greenseid, Ph.D., and Mary Hockenberry Meyer, Ph.D.
  • Botanical Gardens: Fertile Soil for the Practice of Horticultural Therapy; Lesley L. Fleming, MA, HTR and Gwen J. Dutrizac, Ph.D., C.Psych

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 19 - 2009

  • Integrating Horticulture into the Vocational Rehabilitation Process of Individuals with Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, and Burnout: A Theoretical Model; Patrick Millet, Ph.D.
  • Survey of Horticultural Therapy Programs in Tennessee; Jenny C. Pfeffer, Dennis E. Deytonand J. Mark Fly
  • It’s More Than Seeing Green: Exploring the Senses through Gardening; Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, MG, HTR, CAPS
  • A New Model for Horticultural Therapy Documentation in a Clinical Setting; Nancy Chambers, HTR
  • A Theoretical Perspective for Using Horticultural Therapy with Children; Charles E. Majuri, Ph.D; (no abstract)

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 18 - 2007-2008

  • Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Preventing the Decline of Mental Abilities of Patients with Alzheimer’s Type Dementia; Sonia J. D’Andrea, HTR, MSEd, CTRS, Mitchell Batavia, PhD, PT and Nicole Sasson, MD
  • The Psychosocial Benefits of Exposure to Natural Settings in Long-term Care: An Evaluation of the Wellness Garden Program at Glacier Hills Retirement Community; Suzanne Perry Slavens, MS, MPH
  • The Use of Therapeutic Horticulture in Cancer Support; Sheila B. Taft, HTR
  • Affordances of Ward and Garden in the Restorative Process of Hospitalized Children; Ismail Said and Mohd Sarofil Abu Bakar
  • Development of Assessment Standards and a Computerized Assessment Tool for Use in Prevocational Horticulture Training Programs for Head-Injured Individuals; P. N. Williams, C. Kissel Bales, T. M. Waliczek and J. M. Zajicek

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 17 - 2006

  • Volunteer Rutgers Master Gardeners Promote the Growth of Horticultural Therapy in their Community; Madeline Flahive DiNardo and Katherine Sabatino
  • The Importance of Community Gardening for Homeless Women: A Pilot Study; Cathy A. Pierce and Linda M. Seals
  • Heritage Alzheimer’s Garden: A Post-Occupancy Assessment; Emily Diehl Schlenker, PsyD, RN, CHN, RMT
  • Skills and Theories to Inform Horticultural Therapy Practice; Matthew J. Wichrowski MSW, HTR
  • An Empirical Approach to Feng Shui in Terms of Psychological Well-being; Ke-Tsung Han, Ph.D.
  • Therapeutic Gardening with Physical Rehabilitation Patients; Brenda Lantz

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 16 - 2005

  • The Potential on the Doorstep: The Importance of Gardens in the Psychological Well-being of Older People; Sue Jackson
  • Bio-monitoring Human Heart Rate and Caloric Expenditure Responses to Horticultural Activity; Mitsukimi Sugimoto, Hyejin Cho, and Richard H. Mattson
  • An Exploration of the Meaning and Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Human Health and Well-Being; Debra L. Fetherman, Alan Levine, Stephen Burke and Mary Alice Golden
  • A Horticultural Therapy Probation Program: Community Supervised Offenders; Bill Hale, Gary Marlowe, Richard H. Mattson, Ph.D., Jimmy Don Nicholson and C.A. Dempsey, Ed.D.; (No abstract)

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 15 - 2004

  • Horticultural Therapy for Institutionalized Older Adults and Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: A Study and Practice; Caryl Gormly Gurski, MS, OTR
  • Horticultural Therapy in a Mental Health Day Program; Janet Szofran, BSN, HTR & Susan Meyer, DSN
  • Horticultural Therapy in a Classroom for Learning Disabled Children; Bella S. Schimmel, M.D., Ph.D., HTR
  • Factors Affecting Choice of Horticultural Therapy at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine; Bracha Orr, Richard Mattson, Ph.D., Nancy Chambers, and Matthew Wichrowski
  • Therapeutic Horticulture for People Living with Cancer: The Healing Gardens Program at Cancer Lifeline in Seattle; Sheila B. Taft, HTR

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 14 - 2003

  • Horticultural Therapy for Persons with Dementia: Utilizing an Environmental Press Perspective to Integrate Theory and Research; Christina M. Gigliotti, M.S., Shannon Jarrott, Ph.D., and Diane Relf, Ph.D.
  • Physiological and Emotional Influence of Cut Flower Arrangements and Lavender Fragrance on University Students; Mingwang Liu, Ph.D., Eunhee Kim, Ph.D. and Richard H. Mattson, Ph.D.
  • Nurse-client Collaboration in Designing an Outdoor Healing Space; Emily Diehl Sclenker, PsyD, RN, CHN
  • Horticultural Therapy for Patients with Eating Disorders at the Homewood Health Center;Sharon Stewart, RN
  • Experiencing a Garden: A Healing Garden for People Suffering from Burnout Diseases; Ulrika A. Stigsdotter and Patrik Grahn
  • An Analysis of Registered Horticultural Therapists; Candice A. Shoemaker, Ph.D.
  • Horticultural Therapy and Infection Control in the Healthcare Environment; Nancy Chambers, HTR

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 13 - 2002

  • Stress Recovery Effects of Viewing Red-Flowering Geraniums; Eunhee Kim, Ph.D. and Richard H. Mattson, Ph.D.
  • Influence of an Outdoor Garden on Mood and Stress in Older Persons; Susan Rodiek
  • The Importance of School Gardening for Urban Children: A Case Study in Milan, Italy; Manuela Baietto and Francesco Ferrini
  • Gardening as a Treatment Modality in an Acute Psychiatric Center; Lynn Bortz, OTR and Mira Cal, MOT
  • First Jobs in the Green Industry; Joel Flagler, HTR
  • Social and Therapeutic Horticulture in the United Kingdom; David Foster
  • Application of a Client-Centered Horticultural Therapy Approach in a Behavioral Setting; Linda Salomon
  • Horticultural Therapy and Bartimeus Education: Recent Developments in the Netherland; Hans Schuman
  • What Makes a Garden a Healing Garden?; Ulrika A. Stogsdptter and Patrik Grahn
  • A Universally Designed Garden for New Horticultural Therapy Education in Japan; Fusayo Asano and Yoshisuke Miyake
  • The Profession of Horticultural Therapy Programs Compared with other Allied Therapies; Candice A. Shoemaker, Ph.D.
  • Proposing Horticultural Therapy Programs in Residential or Day Treatment Facilities; Charles E. Majuri Ph.D.

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 12 - 2001

  • A Horticultural Therapy Program for Brain Injury Patients with Neurobehavioral Disorders; Gregory J. Murrey, Ann Wedel and Jeff Dirks
  • Effectiveness of Horticultural Therapy Activities in a Psychiatric Hospital; Karen Denise Sellers
  • The Basic Instruction in Gardening Skills Program: Horticultural Therapy and Adult Special Education; David Greig
  • A Review: Theories of Restorative Environments; Ke-Tsung Han, Ph.D.
  • Horticultural Therapy and Post Traumatic Stress Recovery; Mitchell Hewson, HTM
  • Books of Interest for Horticultural Therapy; Laurel Haycock, Ph.D.

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 11 - 2000

  • Benefits of Gardening: An Exploratory Study of the Mid-Aged Women in New Zealand; Judith L. Kidd, M.S.W., Mag, Nancy A. Pachana, Ph.D., and Fiona M. Alpass, Ph.D.
  • Treatment of the Sexually Violent Predator: A Horticultural Approach; Robert B. Gibson and Michael P. Hughes
  • Perspectives on Intergenerational Horticultural Therapy; Mary Predny and Paula Diane Relf
  • Introduction and Development of Horticultural Therapy in Japan; Eisuke Matsuo, Hiroyuki Takafuji, and Hideki Hirano
  • Cultivating Life Skills: Prairie Treasures Vocational Horticulture Workshop; Karen Denise Sellers
  • Adapting an Existing Greenhouse for Accessibility by an Older Adult Population with Developmental Disabilities; Devah Brinker, M.S., HTR
  • Exploring Accessibility: A Hands-on Teaching Tool; Paula Diane Relf and Mary Predny

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 10 - 1999

  • Healing Grief Through Horticultural Therapy; Laura A. Cinq Mars, John Tristan, MS, HTR, and Rob Zucker, MA, LCSW
  • The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-being and Quality of Life; Paula Diane Relf, Ph.D.
  • Client Panel Discussion: Legacy Health System; Panel Facilitators: Teresia Hazen, M.Ed, HTR, QMHP and Cari Bennett, MSW, LCSW
  • Importance of Multiple Outdoor Activities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities; Iwao Uehara, Ph.D. and Seigo Itoh, Ph.D.
  • Intergenerational Horticulture Therapy Research Variables Introduced By Staff, Volunteers, and Video; Mary Predny and Paula Diane Relf, Ph.D.  
  • Design and Implementation of Horticultural Therapy with Children Affected by Homelessness and Domestic Violence; Johanna Keeley, M.Ed and Leigh Anne Starling, HTR
  • Therapeutic Garden Design in Residential Care for Older Adults including Those with Dementia and Physical Frailties; Suzanne Gray, HTR
  • In Search of the Source: Designing a Neighborhood Wellness Garden; Mary Bedard, BSLA

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 9 - 1998

  • Horticultural Therapy at Fairhaven School; Christine Wotowiec
  • Horticultural Therapy in a Therapeutic Farm Community; Cathy Clopton, BS
  • From a Few Plants to Thousands; Betsy Frazer, BS
  • Grief Gardening; Elan Marie Miavitz, BS
  • Psychiatric Case Studies; Patricia Sporn, MA, Bernice Salamon, HTT, Katherine Stirtz, BS, and Kathleen Neer, HTR
  • Physical Disability Case Studies; Kelly Jane Conrad, HTR, Teresia Hazen, HTR, MEd, QMHP, Karin Fleming, HTR, Denise Odell Alford, BS, OTR, Maxine Jewel Kaplan, MA, HTM, Janet Szofran, BS, HTR, and Maria Gabaldo, MEd, HTR, OTR
  • Geriatric Case Studies; Alee Karpf, MS, HTR, and Jennifer Fishman, CTRS, HTT
  • Palliative Care Case Studies; Charles A. Sourby, MSEd
  • Business Plan Development: A Horticultural Therapy Consulting Service; Laurie W. DeMarco, PhD, and Diane Relf, PhD, HTM
  • Enabling the Japanese Garden; Elizabeth R. Messer, MLA, HTM
  • Achieving Spirtual Balance within the Spatial Landscapes of a Healing Garden; Virginia T. Burt, BLA
  • Effect of Landscape on Psychological and Physical Responses; Chun-Yen Chang, PhD, and Jia-Lin Perng
  • Effects of Interior Plants on Social Behaviors and Psychological Disorders of Psychiatric Patients in a Hospital Ward; Sung-Hye Chung and Woo-Kyun Sim
  • A Survey of Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Facilities: Challenges and Incentives to the Application of Horticultural Therapy in Geriatrics; Johanna G. Leos, MAg

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 8 - 1996

  • Design Considerations for the Development of Therapeutic Gardens; David Kamp, ASLA
  • Designing for Emotional Restoration: Understanding Environmental Cues; Marni Barnes, MLA, LCSW
  • The Garden as a Restorative Environment: A Theoretical Perspective; Gowri Betrabet
  • Guidelines for Designing Healing Gardens; Mara Eckerling, JD
  • The Primary Colors of Nature: The Essentials of Therapeutic Landscapes; Elizabeth R. Messer, MLA
  • Stress Management through Garden Design; Virginia McGrath Salamy, RN, MLA
  • Growing Citizens: The Role of Gardens in a Women’s Prison; Weeks Ringle, ASLA
  • The Paradise Garden: A Model for Designing for those with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease; Margarette E. Beckwith, ASLA, and Susan D. Gilster, RN, BGS, NHA
  • The Walter and Alice Borgeest Garden at Friends Hospital; Ronald A. Durham, BS, HTR, and Nadine G. Kenline, HTR
  • The Evolutive Prosthetic Garden: A New Concept for Elderly Living in Nursing Facilities; Carole Labrecque, BS, CSLA, and Lucie Tremblay, RN, BS, MS
  • The Therapeutic Qualities of Plants; Karen L. Haas, HTR, and Rob McCartney, MS
  • Design of Outdoor Environments for Wellness and the Role of Landscape Architecture; Scott C. Scarfone, ASLA
  • Compact Nature: The Role of Playing and Learning Gardens on Children's Lives; Robin C. Moore, MLA
  • Classroom? Playground? Garden? Or Clinic?; Nancy K. Chambers, HTR, Sonja Johansson, ASLA, and Donna M. Walcavage, ASLA
  • What's a Nice Guy like Me Doing in a Place Like This? A Landscape Architect and Recovering Alcoholic's Thoughts on Designing Therapeutic Landscapes; Robert Benson, MLA
  • The Healing Gardens of Makahikulia: The Landscape as a Healer; Calley O'Neill

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 7 - 1993

  • Psychological Principles Applied in Horticultural Therapy; Andrew I. Schwebel, PhD
  • Family Income and Experience Influence community Garden Success; Bashir N. Hassan and Richard H. Mattson, PhD, HTM
  • Selecting Design Services for Therapeutic Landscapes; Jean Stephans Kavanagh, ASLA, and Thomas A. Musiak, ASLA
  • A Survey of Horticultural Therapy Professional Issues; Penny L. Stober, HTR-Prov. and Richard H. Mattson, PhD, HTM
  • Proposed Horticultural Therapy Standards of Practice; Richard H. Mattson, PhD, HTM, Jeanne Merkle, Lori A. Parrett, and Tina M. Waliczek
  • Correctional Youth and the Green Industry; Joel Flagler, MFS, HTR

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 6 - 1991

  • Designing Stage-specific Horticultural Therapy Intervention for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease; Susan Ebel, PT, HTR
  • Horticulture for Special Populations in China; Wuzhong Zhou and Diane Relf, PhD, HTM
  • Plant Material Arrangements in Therapy; Nili Sneh, MEd, and John Tristan, MS, HTR
  • Teaching Horticulture Skills to Adults with Autism: A Replicated Case Study; Stuart J. Scheleien, PhD, John E. Rynders, PhD, Theresa Mustonen, Linda A. Heyne, and Sharl J. Kaase
  • Enclave Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in a University Grounds Maintenance Department: A Case Report;Gerald Dobbs and Diane Relf, PhD, HTM

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 5 - 1990

  • A Vocational Training Curriculum and Financial Study of a Model Floral Shop Training Program for Special-Needs Youths; Anita Elkins, HTR
  • Characteristics of Horticultural Businesses Hiring Person with Mental Retardation; Diane Relf, PhD, HTM, and Mary DeHart-Bennett
  • Nuturing Plants, Children, and Older Individuals: Intergenerational Horticultural Therapy; Sandra G. Epstein and Denise S. Greenberger
  • Conducting Horticultural Therapy Research: A Methodological Essay;  Bob M.Gassaway, PhD
  • A Study Design to Investigate Factors Affecting Preferences of Clients for Hand Tools; Ellen J. Pitt-Nairn, MS, Diane Relf, PhD, HTM, and Alan D. McDaniel, PhD  
  • A Comparison of the Effects of Horticultural Therapy and Pet Therapy on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of Adults with Visual Disabilities; Terri Martin-Yates

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 4 - 1989

  • The Need for Organized Information on Horticulture Projects Which Involve the Disabled Population in Developing Countries; Ann B. Parsons and P. Diane Relf, PhD, HTM
  • Horticultural Therapy Activities for Exceptional Children; Kathleen M. Doutt, HTR, Douglas L. Airhart, PhD, HTM, and Thomas W. Willis
  • Horticultural Therapy and Asian Refugee Resettlement; John Tristan, MS, HTR, and Lucy Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem, PhD
  • The Development of an Empirical Instrument Designed to Measure the Effects of Horticultural Therapy;  James A. Azar, PhD, and Thomas Conroy, MA
  • Evaluation of a Horticultural Therapy Program in a Short Term Psychiatric Ward; Sara Williams   
  • An Examination of Plant Density, Diversity, and Use in Honduran Home Gardens; Lynn Ellen Doxon, PhD, and Richard H. Mattson, PhD, HTM

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 3 - 1988

  • Horticulture Therapy with a Four-year-old Boy: A Case Report; Edward Hoffman, PhD, and David Castro-Blanco, BA
  • Some Conceptual Ideas in Horticultural Therapy Drawn From Practice; Konrad R. Neuberger, MA
  • A Systematic Approach to Horticultural Therapy; Patricia J. Zandstra, HTM
  • Gardening may Reduce Blood Pressure of Elderly People: Activity Suggestions and Models for Intervention; Johanna Fliegel Lewis, and Richard H. Mattson, HTM
  • Horticultural Activities and Demographic Factors Influence Children’s Self-esteem; Patrick Neal Williams, HTR-PROV, and Richard H. Mattson, HTM

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 2 - 1987

  • Horticultural Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment; Thomas A. Cornille, PhD, Glenn E. Rohrer, PhD, Stephen G. Phillips, BFA, Jean G.Mosier, OTR 
  • Gardens From a Child’s View—An Interpretation of Children’s Art-work; Catherine Eberbach
  • Horticultural Training for Adolescent Special Education Students; Douglas L. Airhart, HTM, Thomas Willis, EdD, Pamela Westrick, MA
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Horticultural Therapy Program; Patricia J. Zandstra, HTM 
  • Memories of Grandma’s Backyard; Martha M. Tyson

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 1 - 1986

  • Nonverbal Aspects of Horticultural Therapy; Allen Jack Autry 
  • Developing Links Between Horticultural Therapy and Aging; David Houseman 
  • Understanding and Overcoming Burnout; Ricky Smith 
  • Apple Picking Productivity of Developmentally Disabled Adults; Richard H. Mattson, HTM, Lynn Ellen Doxon, HTR, PhD Candidate, Stephen Moore
  • Evaluation of Arthritis using the Horticulture Hand Capacities Test; Mark J. Gallagher, HTR, Richard H. Mattson, HTM
  • Group Cohesiveness is Enhance as Children Engage in Plant Stimulated Discovery Activities; Debra Elaine Bunn, HTM