Online Courses
Root in Nature offers a suite of practical, accessible online courses accessible to students worldwide. From foundational training to advanced certification, each course provides evidence-informed strategies, real-world examples, and flexible learning options.
Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture
Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture is a self-paced online course for professionals and aspiring practitioners who want to bring the benefits of nature into health, education, or community work.
Through engaging, easy-to-follow lessons taught by Emilee Weaver and Katie McGillivray, HTR, you’ll explore the theoretical and evidence-based foundations of therapeutic horticulture, ethical guidelines, and professional values that shape safe and inclusive practice.
You’ll also be introduced to client populations and program settings, facilitation strategies, and foundational horticultural knowledge, including how to adapt tools and techniques for diverse physical, emotional, and cognitive needs.
Enhanced Advanced Courses Coming in 2026
We’re evolving our advanced training for therapeutic horticulture professionals. Root in Nature’s Advancing Skills course was retired to make way for a refreshed, expanded advanced-level course offering, part of an exciting new certificate track launching in 2026.
These upcoming courses are designed to build on the foundation established in our Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture course, supporting practitioners ready to deepen their facilitation skills, strengthen program design, and grow their leadership in the field.
If you’d like to be the first to know when our new advanced courses open for enrollment, join the waitlist below.
Emotional Resilience and Action in a Changing Climate
This course is for health professionals supporting clients through the emotional challenges of climate change. It offers tools to address emotions like eco-anxiety, grief, despair, and hope, while fostering resilience and encouraging action.
Participants will learn nature-based activities and therapeutic interventions to build clients’ emotional literacy and adaptive coping skills. Topics include the “Hope Gap,” emotional resilience, and collective action, focusing on turning climate concerns into positive change.
This course provides a framework for cultivating hope, resilience, and agency amid environmental challenges.
Gardening for Wellness: A Virtual Therapeutic Horticulture Experience
This virtual therapeutic horticulture series combines gardening knowledge with personal well-being. The five-part series includes Seed Starting, Gardening with Kitchen Scraps, Indoor Plant Care & Self Care, Gardening Techniques, and Colour in the Garden.
Each session offers mindfulness activities, educational insights, reflective prompts, and interactive exercises, creating a well-rounded experience. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this self-paced journey helps you explore therapeutic horticulture while deepening your connection with nature.
Nature at Work
This course explores how elements of nature – from biophilic design to the simple presence of plants or natural light – can significantly enhance mental, physical and emotional health.
Taught by Dr. Owen Wiseman and Alexis Ashworth, this course highlights nature’s role in boosting productivity, sparking creativity and fostering innovation.
Whether you’re an individual aiming to harness the healing power of nature or a team leader aspiring to cultivate a healthier, more collaborative environment for your team, this course offers valuable insights.
Best Ottawa Business (BOBS) Award Winner
Root in Nature was recognized for Best Performance in Social Entrepreneurship by the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal.
Coralus Venture
Root in Nature is grateful to be selected as one of the Ventures working on the World’s To-Do List by Coralus Activators. We receive interest-free funding, connections and relationships to grow our impact.