A Calendar Year of Horticultural Therapy: How Tending to Your Garden Can Tend to Your Soul
- ISBN-10
- 0981977510
- ISBN-13
- 9780981977515
- Category
- Gardening
- Pages
- 376
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lilyflower Pub
- Author
- Janice Hoetker Doherty
Description
In A Calendar Year of Horticultural Therapy, you will go beyond the passion for gardening and the appreciation of lovely flowers. Tending to your garden can tend to your soul and in this book, the potential therapeutic benefits will make gardening enthusiasts shout for joy; and smile at what they have known for awhile.With over sixty projects, this book is a must for anyone who wants to create a hands-on session for their care facility. Caretakers of children may also find the simple, yet engaging projects useful and fun.The evocative imagery and historical detail create an engaging and meaningful experience. You will shake your head in wonder at the meaning, language and usage of plants and flowers, and smile in delight at some of Jan's personal experiences.With deep insight that only a life long horticulturalist can provide, this book is for anyone who knows the peace of gardening, or for anyone who can stand in awe at the natural beauty with which we are gifted every day.
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