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REVIEWING THE ATTRIBUTES OF QUALITY PLANTS AND THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Article number
1093_17
Pages
153 – 160
Language
English
Abstract
Horticulture has long been used as a therapeutic medium that benefits special populations.
More recently the connection has been made between using landscape quality as a means of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of horticultural therapy programming.
Both plants and landscape quality may be analysed from two different perspectives, objective quality and perceived quality.
Objective quality refers to the technical and measurable nature applicable to landscape plants, products, processes and service procedures; and subjective or perceived quality refers to the nominative or psycho-physical value judgement and/or perceptions associated with landscape quality.
Both perspectives, when discussed cooperatively with the horticultural therapist and health care professional could lead to a quality horticultural therapy experience.
Research shows that an understanding of both the objective and perceived attributes of landscape plants may lead to improved ways of sustaining quality horticultural therapy programming of special populations.
The author discusses the dynamic nature of plants and the complexities involved in landscape plant usage when working with people with special needs.
Little is known about the linkages between horticultural plants and horticultural activities and quality horticultural therapy benefits.
More recently the connection has been made between using landscape quality as a means of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of horticultural therapy programming.
Both plants and landscape quality may be analysed from two different perspectives, objective quality and perceived quality.
Objective quality refers to the technical and measurable nature applicable to landscape plants, products, processes and service procedures; and subjective or perceived quality refers to the nominative or psycho-physical value judgement and/or perceptions associated with landscape quality.
Both perspectives, when discussed cooperatively with the horticultural therapist and health care professional could lead to a quality horticultural therapy experience.
Research shows that an understanding of both the objective and perceived attributes of landscape plants may lead to improved ways of sustaining quality horticultural therapy programming of special populations.
The author discusses the dynamic nature of plants and the complexities involved in landscape plant usage when working with people with special needs.
Little is known about the linkages between horticultural plants and horticultural activities and quality horticultural therapy benefits.
Authors
D.E. Aldous
Keywords
plant selection, objective attributes, perceived attributes, horticulture therapy
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