What is Therapeutic Horticulture? Who is Therapeutic Horticulture for? They’re the two main questions I’ve been asked when speaking to people about my professional focus over 2023. In a nutshell, Therapeutic Horticulture (or TH) is using horticultural practices to achieve therapeutic outcomes, and TH is for everyone. TH can be as simple as keeping houseplantsContinue reading “Therapeutic Horticulture”
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Simple Joy
There’s a simple joy in going out to your garden, cutting some flowers, then sticking them in a favourite vase. You don’t even need to spend any time arranging them if you don’t feel like it, just bunch them up and let them do their thing. Their beauty is in their forms, colours, scents, andContinue reading “Simple Joy”
Dahlia dreams come true
I’ve been jealously watching displays of delicious Dahlias over the last couple of months, wondering if my Dahlia dreams would come true. Well they finally have. I put my Dahlia tubers in late last year so their growth has been quite a way behind many other people’s. Even the ones I hadn’t lifted were takingContinue reading “Dahlia dreams come true”
Autumn again?
We’ve had a brilliant sunny day here in the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia, but is it nearly Autumn again? The evenings are becoming cooler and there’s a definite feel of autumn skies in the mornings now. I feel like Summer has been short and sweet, but who knows? We could still get more summeryContinue reading “Autumn again?”
Honesty
It’s easy to see why Honesty is given the botanic name Lunaria annua, the papery, moonlike remnants of the seed pod shine silvery bright. This plant has been given various names over its very long history of being commonly cultivated; Dollar plant and Money-in-the-pocket are just two. These too are easily explained by the shapeContinue reading “Honesty”
Quirky Hydrangeas
We’re all used to the ‘normal’ hydrangeas with their summery voluptuousness, but another Hydrangea that’s fairly uncommon in gardens these days is the Oak Leaf Hydrangea, or Hydrangea quercifolia. After a severe cut back last winter, the one in my garden has burst forth in abundance with a multitude of flowers. It may be theContinue reading “Quirky Hydrangeas”
Roses and Chickens
This weekend the small town I live close to had its annual show. Well, it had been annual for 80 or so years until covid put paid to it for two years, but now it’s back! The Noorat Show first happened in 1933 and has grown to be one of the main events in theContinue reading “Roses and Chickens”
Nature Art
On the weekend I was lucky enough to be at the Melbourne Uni Burnley Campus to attend the Therapeutic Horticulture Australia 2022 conference. I will be talking more about that in episode 2 of my podcast, The Flowerpot Pen, but I wanted to share some pictures of some nature art I stumbled across in theContinue reading “Nature Art”
Season Two
Season Two of my podcast, The Flowerpot Pen, has dropped! It’s great to be back on the podcasting wagon after a break. My plan is to use the podcast as a medium to collect the stories I need for my next writing project, which is introduced during this episode. I’ve also been ‘busy’ creating someContinue reading “Season Two”
Another Use For Flowers
I haven’t been doing a great deal in my garden lately. A combination of rainy days, a bout of ‘the flu’, and a general lack of motivation have kept me inside, gazing out at all the pruning to do. There’s a few more weeks before the deciduous trees and shrubs start busting out their springContinue reading “Another Use For Flowers”
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