The Ah-Ha Moment

Kirk Hines; part 2

We brought back Kirk Hines, HTR from A. G. Rhodes to show off some of his newly installed gardens.   

 

Check out the episode on YouTube to view the gardens.  

 

https://youtu.be/QepN9NogD5k

 

 

Anne Meore Part 2

 This episode we brought back Anne Meore to talk about some of her programs that she is doing now.  Check out pictures and video on our new YOUTUBE channel

 

https://www.youtube.com/@ahhaMomentHT 

Tara Hoit

Tara Hoit is a Certified Children's Grief Counselor and Virginia Master Gardener. Tara is getting her certificate in horticultural therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute and spent many years working in hospice.  She is currently working at the Ohana Preservation Foundation running their therapeutic horticulture program as well as heading their fundraising and development. https://virginiahorseback.com/ohanapreservationfoundation/

 

She is doing her horticultural therapy internship at the Coastal Maine Botanic Garden in Boothbay, ME with Irene.  

Season 5 Kick off: National Horticultural Therapy Week 2024 with previous guests!

This episode we invited 5 guests back to talk about what they have been doing!  Debra Edwards from season 1, Colleen Griffin season 2, Derrick Stowell, Richard Slayton and Markus Wullimunn from season 3.  

 

Derrick's recent project: 

https://utgardens.tennessee.edu/locations/knoxville/horticultural-therapy-outreach/sow-to-grow/#:~:text=Sow%20to%20Grow%20is%20a,3%20through%20June%2024%2C%202024.&text=Hosted%20by%20UT%20Gardens%2C%20Sow,variety%20of%20fun%20gardening%20activities.

 

Colleen's website: 

https://www.cultivatingwell-being.com/

 

Richard's LinkedIN: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-slayton-rla-ahta-a125b22a

 

Markus' work: 

https://www.cooperriis.org/

 

Debra's LinkedIN: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debraaedwards

 

 

If you want to learn more about the horticultural therapy profession visit 

 the American Horticultural Therapy Association website www.ahta.org 

 

 

 

 

Tim Garland

LAST EPISODE OF 2023

 

TIM R. GARLAND, RLA

Owner, Board Certified and Registered Landscape Architect

With more than 40 years of experience in landscape architecture, Tim brings a fresh perspective and a passion for environmental sustainability to every project. His extensive background in commercial, residential and therapeutic sectors has earned him a reputation for versatility and design with purpose and conscience. The scope of his work ranges from neighborhood backyards and school playgrounds to large corporate headquarters and medical centers.

Tim has served as an advisor and consultant to numerous municipalities, public agencies and institutions, ranging from the City of Milwaukee to the Washington Island Township. Active in the communities where he lives and works, he’s held several civic board positions, including serving on the Parks Committee for the Village of Shorewood. He currently sits on the board of the ElderGarten Senior Community Garden in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Tim had served three years on the board of directors and is still a member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association, the only U.S. organization committed to promoting and developing the practice of horticultural therapy as a unique and dynamic human service modality.

Tim received his Healthcare Garden Design Certification from the Chicago Botanical Gardens in 2015. As a champion of healthcare design based on scientific research, he welcomes challenges and strives to emulate Mother Nature’s calming and healing influence in the urban environment. Whether the space is small or large, newly constructed or renovated, his designs always reconnect people and plants, in personal and universal ways.

Professional Memberships

• Board of Directors - Elder Garden Senior Community, Kenosha, WI

• Member - American Horticultural Therapy Association

• Member - American Society of Landscape Architects

• Member – Wisconsin Nursery Association

Education

• UW-Madison – Bachelor’s Degree, Landscape Architecture

• Healthcare Garden Design Certification – Chicago Botanical Gardens

 

Diana Sette

Diana Sette is the Horticultural Therapist at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, OH.  At the hospital, she cares for a 7,500 square foot healing garden while also providing horticultural therapy services for patients and caregivers throughout the hospital in groups and at bed-side.  Diana received a certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute.  She also holds certificates in Ecotherapy, as both a Permaculture Designer & Teacher, and is a proud supporter of the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program.  In 2021 and 2022, Diana was honored as a Healthcare Hero by Flying Horse Farms, and selected as an Ohio Herbal Elder by United Plant Savers.  Prior to working at UH, Diana worked for Holden Forests & Gardens as the Community Forester leading their vocational Tree Corps program, and as the Youth Manager of Green Corps, an urban agriculture program for teens. 

 

In addition to her therapeutic work with plants, Diana is a deep ecology interdisciplinary artist who integrates natural materials into sculpture, masks, costumes, visual art work, and performing art pieces.  Recently, she received an Urgent Art Fund and Ohio Arts Council Artist Award to support interdisciplinary artwork that she created in response to issues surrounding ecological collapse, climate change and our connection with Nature.  For many years, Diana lived and worked with the political Bread and Puppet Theater & Farm, touring and performing throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.  Diana has been a sought-out speaker, teacher and interviewed by various media outlets including NPR and local news, with her published writing found in the Journal for Medicinal Plant Conservation, Permaculture Design Magazine, Hyperallergic, A Race Anthology: Dispatches from a Segregated City, and been highlighted in The Atlantic.

 

Diana is a passionate community activist, fighting for equity and access to Nature.  She serves as an appointee on her neighborhood’s Ward 15 Tree Canopy Steering Committee, and is currently involved in an active campaign to save the historic Cudell Commons Park in Cleveland. 

 

Though at the end of the day, what Diana is most passionate about is being the mother of her inspiring daughter Rosemary.  She loves spending time with her and their kitties, marveling insects, making music and dancing. More at dianasette.wordpress.com.

 

Kirk Hines

Kirk W. Hines, HTR, is a registered horticultural therapist and
Director of Horticultural Therapy at A.G. Rhodes, a nonprofit organization providing therapy and rehabilitation services, short-term recovery and long-term care at three metro Atlanta locations.

Kirk founded the Horticultural Therapy program at A.G. Rhodes when he began working there in 2013. Kirk also founded the Horticultural Therapy program at Wesley Woods Hospital, operated by Emory Healthcare, where he worked for 21 years prior to joining
A.G. Rhodes.

Kirk has been a member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) since 1993. He graduated from Berry College with a BS in Ornamental Horticulture/Horticultural Therapy Concentration and completed his practicum and internship in Horticultural Therapy at Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital.

A frequent lecturer at colleges, universities, professional organizations and garden societies, Kirk also educates students and interns in allied healthcare professions. He is a past national Board of Directors member of the AHTA, a charter executive Board of Directors member of the Georgia-Alabama Chapter of the AHTA and its 1999-2002 President. Articles on horticultural therapy, Wesley Woods of Emory Healthcare and A.G.

Rhodes programs have appeared in numerous professional journals, theses, popular periodicals, online, and in print and broadcast media, including television segments that have appeared both locally and nationally.

 

to contact: khines@agrhodes.org

 

to learn more about A.G.Rhodes: 

A.G. Rhodes is Atlanta’s premier provider of therapy and rehabilitation services, short-term recovery and long-term care. As one of Atlanta’s oldest nonprofits, A.G. Rhodes has set the standard for serving an aging community since 1904. With a dedicated staff of 600, we accommodate more than 1,200 seniors a year at our three homes located in Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties.
Our mission is to provide expert and compassionate rehabilitation therapy and residential care to seniors in metro Atlanta. For more information, visit www.agrhodes.org

Episode 36: MaryAnne McMillan

Maryanne is an active member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association by being on numerous work teams, a past president and ran AHTA conferences for over a decade.  Since 2008 Maryanne has worked with special needs populations at the non-profit Allies in NJ.  In the past she has been employed at Rutgers from 1994-2020 and Midland School from 2001-2005.  
 
Maryanne completed her studies between Rutgers and NYBG HT program and became an HTR in 2008.  The populations she has worked with include:  Menlo Park VA Home, Youth at Midland School - Special Needs school, Youth at Risk (at the NJ State school for Boys- a locked down facility), various elderly nursing homes, Rutgers Gardens (27 years as Volunteer Coordinator) working with volunteers of all ages and now with Allies, Inc.  a non-profit that serves the Special Needs. 
 
Email or click the link below for more information: 
MMcMillan@alliesnj.org
Project Grow

Cheney Creamer

Cheney Creamer (B.A., V.F.T.C.) is the Founder and President of One Green Square Wellness Consulting. She is a Horticultural Therapy Specialist, Organizational Wellness Consultant, HeartMath® Certified Coach, and Cannabis Sommelier & Educator. Cheney is also an Organic Master Gardener (O.M.G.) and the current Chair of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA).

As the Chair of the CHTA, Cheney collaborates with and supports horticultural therapy organizations, professionals, and students around the world. Bringing a collaborative and inclusive approach to the field, Cheney is passionate about bringing therapeutic gardening and horticultural therapy to every community across Canada. She believes deeply in helping everyone to experience the benefits of getting their hands, feet, and face in the soil!

For 20+ years, Cheney has been a personal coach and professional facilitator providing therapeutic, nature-based experiences to help individuals, organizations, and communities build resilience to stress and adapt to change. Beyond coaching and program facilitation, Cheney also works with communities to rebuild native plant food corridors, develop public food forestry projects, and re-imagine their community gardens to apply a more inclusive, therapeutic gardening approach.

You can frequently find Cheney at the Ryall Park Therapeutic Community Garden (in New Westminster, British Columbia) with one of her dogs (Ginger or Waggy Maggie), but if you’re not in the area, feel free to connect by emailing cheney@onegreensquare.ca.

Siang Yu Tham

Siang Yu Tham, MA, is an instructor and research scholar in the Environmental Horticulture department at the University of Florida and program manager of the therapeutic horticulture program at Wilmot Botanical Gardens. She received her Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the University of Florida and is also a Certified Permaculture Designer. In 2019 she founded By Wind and Wave, a company in Singapore which conducts nature-based programs including guided walks and therapeutic horticulture programs. Siang is also the editor of Cultivate, an epublication by FLHHN. She hopes to someday find a community in the countryside to work and live in agreement with Nature.