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Deepening the Roots

You’ve built a strong foundation in therapeutic horticulture and seen the impact firsthand — now you’re ready to refine your skills, expand your reach, and stay at the forefront of the field. This path is for experienced practitioners who want to grow deeper, not just broader. Whether you’re exploring advanced training, looking to mentor others, or seeking a like-minded professional community, you’re in the right place.

Advancing Skills in Therapeutic Horticulture

You’ve built a solid foundation in therapeutic horticulture. You’ve seen the transformation in your clients, your programs, and yourself. Now you’re ready for more – not just more content, but deeper insight, advanced facilitation skills, and next-level confidence.

Even if you’ve earned a TH or HT certificate through another program, you understand that one size never fits all in this work. The strength of our field lies in its rich diversity of voices and approaches. We invite you to continue growing by exploring new perspectives, refining your practice, and adding your experience to the evolving conversation.

At Root in Nature, we offer education and support in therapeutic horticulture, not clinical horticultural therapy. That said, the GrowTH Network is designed to be a welcoming and valuable resource for both TH and HT practitioners, because regardless of title or setting, we share common ground in our values, goals, activities, and the importance of community.

Advancing Skills in Therapeutic Horticulture is our most in-depth training, designed specifically for practitioners with real-world experience who want to strengthen their approach and broaden their capacity to serve.

What You'll Learn

Refined program design rooted in therapeutic goals and best practices
Trauma-informed facilitation to support safety, adaptability, and client dignity
Strategies for advanced adaptation across cognitive, physical, and emotional abilities
Tools for reflection, documentation, and professional communication
Real case studies to challenge your thinking and deepen your decision-making

Designed to honour your experience and push you further, this course is both rigorous and practical, and deeply rooted in real-life care contexts.

Stay Informed With Research That Grows With You

As a seasoned practitioner, you likely already know the power of therapeutic horticulture. But staying at the forefront of the field means continuously evolving – grounding your work in evidence, exploring emerging research, and staying connected to best practices.

The Root in Nature Research Database is your tool for just that.

Whether you’re mentoring others, advocating for funding, or refining your programs, this searchable, practitioner-friendly database helps you bridge experience with evidence, efficiently and meaningfully.

A curated library of peer-reviewed studies and articles
Research organized by population, goal, and setting
Case examples that show how research translates into practice
New studies and evolving evidence to keep your knowledge sharp and current

What You’ll Find

You’ve already proven the value of this work in your practice. Now you can back it up with credible research, and empower others to build confidence and credibility in theirs.

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GrowTH – Grow Therapeutic Horticulture is a supportive online international community of horticultural therapists, practitioners, and other professionals delivering plant and nature-rooted sessions.

Benefits for Clients

Practitioners can benefit from using plants and nature in their therapeutic approach in several ways:

Enhancing the environment: Plants and nature create a calming and relaxing environment that can promote wellness and enhance the overall atmosphere of a therapy session.
Reducing stress: Exposure to plants and nature has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety levels, which is beneficial for individuals who are experiencing mental health conditions or chronic illnesses.
Improving physical health: Spending time in nature and around plants can promote physical activity and exercise. Recreation therapists can incorporate therapeutic horticulture activities into their therapy sessions to promote physical health.
Boosting mood: Being in nature and around plants can boost mood and help individuals feel more positive and optimistic. This can be especially helpful for individuals who are experiencing depression or other mood disorders.
Promoting social connections: Group therapeutic horticulture sessions can provide opportunities for social interaction and connection, as well as promote bonding and create a sense of community.

Benefits for Practitioners

Practitioners such as recreation therapists may benefit from taking therapeutic horticulture training for several reasons:

Specialized knowledge: Root in Nature’s training program provides specialized knowledge and skills related to using plants, gardening, and nature as therapeutic tools. This can help recreation therapists better understand the therapeutic benefits of horticulture and how to effectively incorporate it into their therapy sessions.
Professional development: Training in therapeutic horticulture can be a valuable form of professional development for practitioners. It can enhance their skills and knowledge, making them more effective in their role as a therapist.
Expanded therapy options: With therapeutic horticulture training, recreation therapists can expand the range of therapy options they can offer their clients. Incorporating plants and nature into their sessions can provide clients with unique and effective therapeutic experiences.
Improved client outcomes: Horticultural therapy has been shown to be effective in improving a range of outcomes for clients, including mental health, physical health, and overall quality of life. By taking Root in Nature’s training, recreation therapists can learn how to effectively use horticulture to improve their clients' outcomes.