Horticultural Therapy Wellness Benefits For Aging GraceFully

Cultivating lavender

Horticultural Therapy offers myriad benefits for aging which supports increased strength, stamina, coordination, and overall physical health. On a cognitive level, maintenance of critical thinking and memory is supported and emotionally it can combat loneliness and depression. At the core of Horticultural Therapy is biophilia. Humanity’s deeply instinctual impulse to connect with nature. Multiple studies across the world have been conducted which show strong scientific evidence of the positive mental, physical, emotional and cognitive impacts of engaging with plants.