Therapeutic Horticulture

Therapeutic Horticulture

1. Physical Benefits

   • Improved Immune Response
   • Decreases Stress
   • Decreases Heart Rate
   • Promotes Physical Health
   • Improves fine and gross motor skills and eye-hand coordination

2. Social Benefits

   • Improves Social Integration
   • Increase Social Interaction
   • Provides for Healthier Patterns of Social Functioning
   • Improve Group Cohesion

3. Cognitive Benefits

   • Improves Concentration
   • Enhances Cognitive Functioning
   • Stimulates Memory
   • Improves Goal Achievement
   • Improves Attentional Capacity

4. Psychological Benefits

   • Reduce Stress
   • Improves Quality of Life
   • Increase Self-esteem
   • Improve Sense of Well-being
   • Improve Mood
   • Decrease Anxiety
   • Alleviate Depression
   • Improve Sense of Personal Worth
   • Increase Feelings of Calm & Relaxation
   • Increase Sense of Stability
   • Increase Sense of Control
   • Improve Personal Satisfaction
   • Increase Sense of Pride and Accomplishment