AHTA Magazine

The AHTA Magazine: Cultivating Healing

Cultivating Healing provides relevant articles on a range of topics for people and facilities interested in horticultural therapy, therapeutic horticulture, and people-plant interactions.

The editorial mission of Cultivating Healing is to highlight programs, practitioners, best practices, and professional standards to enhance and improve HT program delivery. Topics include issues in the profession, upcoming events, useful resources, focus on special populations, and horticulture information.

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Check Out the Current Issue

The Spring 2026 issue includes highlight of:

  • HT Program Spotlight: Sow 2 Grow
  • AHTA 2026 Annual Conference
  • Credentialing the Profession of Horticultural Therapy: HT-BC Certification
  • Activity: Cyanotype Print Making: Exploring Light and Shadow
  • Cultivating Laughter: The Role of Humor in Horticultural Therapy

Write for the Magazine

The AHTA encourages submissions for publication by members.


Guidelines for articles:

  • Supports the professional mission, goals, and values of the AHTA
  • Avoids wording that contradicts or undermines AHTA’s professional standards, whether directly or indirectly
  • No solicitation


How to submit:

  • Send the article draft to the AHTA office (info@ahta.org)
  • The Editor-in-Chief and Work Team will review your submission
  • Follow up may be required for clarification and/or feedback
  • Please note not all submissions are accepted

View Past Magazines

Members have access to the previous Issues of Cultivating Healing.