Bert Baron of WCTC interviews New Jersey Horticultural Therapist – Laura DePrado from Final Touch Plantscaping for his in-studio podcast.
Listen here and learn why Horticultural Therapy is so beneficial!
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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Interview with Bert Baron of WCTC
Benefits of Gardening for those in Recovery
Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead has deployed a mobile cart therapeutic gardening program fresh with seasonal plants to engage the five senses of sight, sounds, taste, touch and smell.
(Photo: ~Courtesy of Carrier Clinic)
Gardening while in recovery, offers evidenced-based benefits for behavioral health. Laura DePrado developed a program using a therapeutic mobile cart to promote wellness and recovery at Carrier Clinic in NJ.
People have long realized that plants and gardens, and the very acts of gardening and growing produce countless healthful benefits for human beings. (more…)
TOP 25 Leading Brand Builders
September 24, Somerset County NJ, – Laura DePrado, Horticultural Therapist and President of Final Touch Plantscaping, LLC was just named by Leading Women Entrepreneurs NJ 2018 TOP 25 Leading Brand Builder. Congressman Leonard Lance was Guest Keynote at VIP Recognition Awards at Fiddlers Elbow Country Club in Bedminster September 21st We are Named in New Jersey Monthly Magazine October edition! (more…)
The Power of Plants: The Healing Properties of Horticultural Therapy
Horticultural Therapist Laura DePrado was interviewed for the September 2018 edition of House Method in the article “The Power of Plants: The Healing Properties of Horticultural Therapy”
Dr. Benjamin Rush, recognized as the Father of American Psychiatry, was the first person to document the positive effects of horticulture on individuals with mental illness. In 1768, he maintained that digging in the soil had a curative effect on the mentally ill, and in 1812, published findings that patients who worked in gardens had better recovery rates from mania compared to those who didn’t have the same gardening experience. Since then, there has developed a fascination with harnessing the power of people-plant interactions, especially in the field of horticultural therapy. (more…)