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American Horticulture Therapy Association (AHTA), USA

The American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) is the only national US organization advocating for the development of the horticultural therapy profession and the practice of horticulture as therapy for human well-being. AHTA supports the professional development, education, and expertise of horticultural therapy practitioners. Individuals and organizations located across the US and beyond are members.

The Horticultural Therapy Institute - Linking People and Plants (USA)

As a small, non-profit organization, we focus our efforts and resources on education, reaching students from across the U.S. and internationally. We strive to help our students positively impact their own communities and the profession of HT. We have no physical office because all of our resources go into programming and allowing more flexibility to take these unique educational classes on the road. One of our goals is to expose students to many different facilities and programs across the country.

The Spanish Association of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture

The Spanish Association of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture, is a non-profit organization formed by professionals and collaborators with the aim of promoting the use of horticulture and gardening as a social and therapeutic tool. With the aim of training and researching in the Spanish language in this field, in addition to being able to offer a network for professionals and projects.

La Asociación Española de Horticultura y Jardinería Social y Terapéutica, es una organización sin ánimo de lucro formada por profesionales y colaboradores con el objetivo de impulsar el uso de la horticultura y la jardinería como herramienta social y terapéutica. Con el objetivo de divulgar, formar e investigar en el idioma español en este ámbito, además de poder ofrecer una red para profesionales y proyectos.

IGGT Germany

The internationale Gesellschaft GartenTherapie is a Europe-wide association of organisations and individuals dedicated to garden therapy and the establishment of therapeutic gardens. 

GÄRTEN HELFEN LEBEN

The Institute for Garden and Therapy (GHL) can now look back on more than 15 years of experience in continuing education and training in the field of garden therapy and nature-based therapeutic interventions.

Therapeutic Horticulture Australia

We are a national membership association representing therapeutic horticulture in Australia. We support people and organisations in the use of horticulture for health and wellbeing through networks, training, education and research.

University of Bologna Masters in Horticulture Therapy - Italy

The Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA)

The Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) is a non-profit/social-profit, volunteer-driven organization, and we provide information, support, and resources to our members, professionals, and the public about the practices and benefits of Horticultural Therapy (HT) and Therapeutic Horticulture (TH).

Root in Nature (Canada)

We offer in-person therapeutic horticulture services in Ottawa and virtual therapy world-wide, along with a growing suite of online courses and a robust international practitioner network called GrowTH: Grow Therapeutic Horticulture.

Terra Therapeutica Belgium

Federation of Gardens, Nature and Health - Frances

Hong Kong Association of Therapeutic Horticulture

MDPU Boghdan Kmelnitsky Pedagogical University

Ukraine Masters in Garden Therapy at MDPU Boghdan Kmelnitsky Pedagogical University

Japanese Horticultural Therapy Association (JHTA)

Awaji Landscape Planning & Horticulture Academy (ALPHA)

Peru’s Institute for Therapeutic Horticulture

Taiwan: the Hwa-Kang Xing-Ye Foundation (HKXYF), Formosa Green Care Association (FGCA), and Taiwan Horticultural Therapy Association (THAT)