Those of us who write at JardineriaOn like to sink our fingers into the earth and enjoy the relaxing sensation of the scent of wet earth, pine needles and blooming buds. The gardening is therapeutic and that is why various activities are carried out around it, being the Horticultural Therapy one of the most popular these days.
Horticultural Therapy is nothing other than the care of plants and flowers but for therapeutic purposes to accompany patients with different diseases.
Knowing Horticultural Therapy
Horticultural Therapy is also known as Horticultural Therapy and it is a practice that delves into plants and their care in order to help people suffering from psychiatric disorders as well as disabled people, the elderly and children. It is a therapy that takes advantage of the benefits of nature but always with the aim of achieving improvements in people.
Thus, the caring for plants, trees, flowers and shrubs It offers the opportunity to bring into play a series of skills and abilities that help patients with their conditions, both in the motor and psychosocial aspects. In addition, organic fertilizers can play an important role in the success of these therapies.
As has been found, gardening and contact with nature have de-stressing effects and that is why it is common to feel a certain serenity when we are in the garden taking care of our plants. However, in the case of patients with different problems, gardening becomes a bridge that allows improve mental skills, increase memory level, perform better in manual tasks or gain independence. For this reason, in several countries of the world there are Horticultural Therapy Associations that delve into the benefits of plant care in people's health.
Horticulture and autism
Both gardening and orcharding are ideal for people with physical and mental disabilities, as the constant growth and development of the plant kingdom helps stimulate their senses. This is why gardening and horticulture have been used for therapeutic purposes for many years in countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The American Association for Horticultural Therapy was founded in 1973, while in many of these countries horticulture is part of the Social Health Sciences.
The case of autistic children is a great example of how horticultural therapy stimulates your senses. The children prepare the land, then plant the plants and vegetables, take care of the development and maintain the gardens and orchards taking advantage of these different stages to incorporate notions about arithmetic, improving their social skills and their literacy while helping them to make friends and express themselves .
They say that nature is wise and that is why contact with the earth and life in the open air has great potential for all human beings. Why not take advantage of it then.
Remember that for the plants to grow healthy you have to prune, remember that you need pruning shears.
Hello Manuel.
It is true that pruning shears are never too much, but it must be taken into account that there are certain plants that cannot be pruned, for example, trees like flamboyan or rosewoodThey are some that should not be pruned since if it is done they lose a lot of beauty.
Regards!