Urban Farm DB
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Older Persons and Horticultural Therapy Practice

Karen Haas, Sharon P. Simson, Nancy C. Stevenson

Urban Farm DB summary

Horticulture is a leisure pursuit for hundreds of thousands of older adults who enjoy tending flower and vegetable gardens or indoor plant collections. For an increasing number of older adults, gardening is an essential therapeutic activity that helps in maintaining health, aids in rehabilitation from chronic diseases and impairments, or slows the effects of dementia.