Horticultural Therapy Professional Development Program, British Columbia

This #InternationalBeaverDay, learn about one of nature’s greatest engineers and keep an eye out for their masterpieces on your next nature walk.

What a timely project for these teens...

Something to keep in mind for your flower arranging activities...

Stinging nettle is useful, and can be foraged for despite it's "stinging" nature. Stings aside, this plant is one of the most nutritious edible and medicinal ...plants out there! All it takes is a bit of planning and careful foraging and preparing to avoid the stings, and then you are good to go to benefit from this amazing plant!

These purple dead nettle lotion bars from The Nerdy Farm Wife look amazing and simple to make!

Check out the Child and Nature Alliance Canada - excellent resources for outdoor programs:

Thank you to Professor Helen Dodd of the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK, for this informative article:

Some bright and beautiful images to share with participants in a winter nature program...

If you are working on Vancouver Island and looking for assistance in how to fund programs for a non-profit agency or social enterprise, this program may be of help to you...

Thank you, Tieraona, for this excellent post:

Looking forward to this event:

Narrated by Woody Harrelson, this 84 minute documentary comes to Netflix on September 22. The film focuses on regenerative agriculture and comes well reviewed by several horticulture and farming colleagues.

Longwood Gardens provides an informative, introductory course to horticulture with a wide range of topics, set in their beautiful gardens with expert and passionate staff. Check it out - the course is free and available on line through July, 2021:

Another article from Thrive in the UK - this one focuses on a program that provides both gardening and environmental art activities - a wonderful combination:

The second in a series of articles from Thrive this week, focusing on social and therapeutic horticulture: