1. Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
Useful publications and resources
Thrive Library
At the Thrive National Office near Reading, we have a
reference library containing almost 2,000 items relating to
social and therapeutic horticulture. Individuals and groups
are welcome to use the Library but booking is essential. The
Library is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday – to
book call 0118 988 5688.
Thrive Publications
Thrive produces a range of publications including
GrowthPoint: The Journal of Social and Therapeutic
Horticulture and a series of Briefing Sheets. Further details
can be found at www.thrive.org.uk or contact the Thrive
National Office for a copy of our Publication Catalogue.
A selection of social and therapeutic horticulture
books
(A-Z by author)
Publications marked * are held in the Thrive Library.
Healing Gardens – Therapeutic Benefits and Design
Recommendations*
Clare Cooper Marcus, Marni Marcus Barnes, Clare Cooper
John Wiley & Sons, 1999
ISBN 0471192031
Horticultural Therapy – A Practical Guide to Using
Horticulture as a Therapeutic Tool
Mitchell L Hewson
Idyll Arbor, 1998
ISBN 0969806108
Thrive Briefing
Sheet no:
Green Nature / Human Nature: The Meaning of Plants in Our
Lives*
Charles A Lewis
University of Illinois Press, 1996
ISBN 0252065107
4

2. The Healing Fields: Working with Psychotherapy and Nature to
Rebuild Shattered Lives*
Sonja Linden, Jenny Grut
Frances Lincoln, 2002
ISBN 0711220271
Growth Through Nature: A Preschool Program for Children
with Disabilities *
Molen, Chambers, Wichrowski and Fried
Sagapress, 1999
ISBN 0898310423
Growing with Gardening – a twelve month guide for therapy,
recreation and education
Bibby Moore
University of North Carolina Press, 1989
ISBN 0807818305
The Therapeutic Garden*
Donald Norfolk
Bantam Press, 2000
ISBN 0593045017
Healing Gardens*
Romy Rawlings
Seven Dials, 1999
ISBN 1841880337
The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-being, Human
Development and Social Development*
Diane Relf (Editor)
Timber Press, 1992
ISBN 0881922099
Dump Your Stress in the Compost Pile
Douglas Schar
Windrush, 1996
ISBN 1880216213

3. Horticultural Therapy – Principles and Practice*
Sharon P Simson/Martha C Straus (Editors)
The Food Products Press, 1998
ISBN 1560228598 Hardback
ISBN 1560222794 Paperback
The Healing Landscapes: Therapeutic Outdoor Environments
Martha M Tyson
McGraw-Hill, 1998
ISBN 0070657688
A Garden for You: a practical guide to tools, equipment and
design for older people and people with disabilities*
Fred Walden
Disabled Living Foundation, 1997
ISBN 090190869X
Horticultural Therapy and the Older Population*
Suzanne E Wells (Editor)
The Haworth Press, 1977
ISBN 0789000369
Accessible Gardening – Tips and Techniques for Seniors and
the Disabled*
Joann Woy
Stackpole Books, 1997
ISBN 0811726525
A selection of online resources
The Thrive website (www.thrive.org.uk) has a selection of
links related to social and therapeutic horticulture.
www.carryongardening.org.uk
Thrive's award-winning easier gardening website, containing
specialist information and advice for disabled gardeners.
www.growingtogether.org.uk
A research project between Loughborough University and
Thrive, providing information for those interested in research
into social and therapeutic horticulture.

4. Useful organisations www.ahta.org
The American Horticultural Therapy Association
Black Environment www.chta.ca
Network The Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association
1st Floor, 60 High
Street, Llanberis, www.hort.vt.edu/human/human.html
LL55 4EU Human Issues in Horticulture looks at the influences of
01286 870 715 plants on people in all aspects of their lives.
www.ben-network.org.uk
www.hort.vt.edu/human/ht5a.html#CITED and
Federation of City www.hort.vt.edu/human/HortTher1l.html
Farms and Community Articles by Diane Relf and Sheri Dorn entitled Horticulture: a
Gardens Therapeutic Tool and Horticulture: Meeting the Needs of
The Greenhouse, Special Populations
Hereford Street,
Bristol, BS3 4NA www.communitygarden.org
0117 923 1800 The American Community Gardening Association supports
www.farmgarden.org.uk community gardening through facilitating the formation and
expansion community gardening networks in the USA and
Groundwork (UK) developing resources in support of community gardening.
Lockside,
5 Scotland Street, www.sensorytrust.org.uk
Birmingham, B1 2RR The Sensory Trust promotes and implements inclusive
0121 236 8565 environmental design and management.
www.groundwork.org.uk
www.plants-for-people.org
Learning Through Plants for People is an international initiative, spreading
Landscapes knowledge of the benefit of plants in a working environment.
3rd Floor Southside
Offices, The Law www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hih
Courts, Winchester, International Plant-People Interactive Resource Centre –
SO23 9DL Human Issues in Horticulture site from the college of Tropical
01962 845 811 Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of
www.ltl.org.uk Hawaii.
www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ccfr/growing_together/growingtog
This Briefing Sheet ethergrain.htm
was last updated in Gardening Research and Information Network (GRAIN) –
August 2007. online group of researchers and practitioners working in or
interested in social and therapeutic horticulture.