How has the Royal Botanical Gardens been using horticultural therapy?
Who is using horticultural therapy as part of their programming? What horticultural therapy initiatives are currently in place at the Royal Botanical Gardens? What’s Dr. JJ taking today? Dr. JJ is taking Vitamin C. Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant, it has anti-cancer properties, and can help prevent scurvey. Research has also shown that by taking a low dose of Vitamin C, as low as 100 mg.day, it can help delay the onset of cataracts by about 10 years. What is horticultural therapy? Horticultural therapy or plant therapy is using plants or plant-related activities to improve quality of life. Regardless of what the person’s current state of ability, horticultural therapy can either help an individual improve or maintain their level of ability. How has the Royal Botanical Gardens been using horticultural therapy? Nancy mainly services geriatric facilities or long term care facilities. She works with individuals who have a keen interest in plants. Most people had been gardeners or farmers and
