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Transforming the Campus Greenhouse into a Horticulturally Therapeutic Space

This project evaluated the potential of transforming a college campus greenhouse into a horticulturally therapeutic space.
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Summary

This project aimed to assess if a college campus greenhouse could be transformed into a horticulturally therapeutic space that is affordable, sustainable, and beneficial. The methods involved a field test at Alfred University’s greenhouse during the 2018-2019 academic year. Activities included refurbishing the greenhouse by removing unnecessary materials, reorganizing the layout, and preparing the soil. A variety of spring-blooming bulbous plants, like tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and irises, were planted in the fall, with the expectation that they would bloom in the spring.

The flowering timeframes of the selected plants were recorded and compared to their expected flowering times. The author met with the Health and Wellness Coordinator to plan potential horticultural benefits of the greenhouse. Although the author did not include quantitative data, the conclusion posited that horticultural therapy could be implemented on campus. The author recommended further improvements to the greenhouse and suggested alternative plants that may provide earlier growth for students to gain full benefit.

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Bojanowski, Desiree. (2019). Transforming the Campus Greenhouse into a Horticulturally Therapeutic Space. In Alfred University Research & Archives. https://aura.alfred.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/25b07c26-d57f-474e-9017-0ac1988ecc95/content

 

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