Dept. of Health and Human Services

Few studies have examined the health-related consequences of gardening among older adults . . .READ MORE

The Journal of Gerontology

With the challenges that aging populations . . .READ MORE

Aging and Mental Health Journal

Loneliness, defined as ‘a distressing feeling that accompanies the perception . . .READ MORE

The Gerontological Society of America

Having contact with nature can be beneficial for health and wellbeing, but many older . . .READ MORE

University of Washington, USDA Forest Service

Studies in health care settings show a link between nature and healing. Nature contact may serve to supplement or augment medical treatment and therapy. Both passive exposure to landscapes and more active. . . .READ MORE

Mather Lifeways Institute on Aging

Experiencing and interacting with nature can have profound effects on well-being, but what are the best ways for senior . . .READ MORE

The New York Times

On a recent chilly Wednesday, Lori Bloomberg, a horticultural therapist with NYU Langone’s Rusk Rehabilitation center in Manhattan, pushed a cart filled with bright green foliage, down the hospital’s hallways, past . . . READ MORE

Chicago Reader

At first glance the Buehler Enabling Garden just looks like another plot in the Chicago Botanic Garden, with brick-paved walkways, hanging planters, and . . .READ MORE

Bangor Daily News

It is no secret that gardening is good for your health. By growing your own food, you ensure access to healthy, locally grown options free of pesticides and  . . .READ MORE

CNN

It’s a warm, sunny morning in Tony Wright’s lush backyard in Roswell, Georgia. The retired human-resources manager sits on a folding chair and gazes around in contemplation. . .READ MORE

Vice

You can’t stop buying plants. It’s okay to admit it, especially since you’re not alone. As far as millennial stereotypes go, monsteras are up there with. . .READ MORE

Inforum

If anyone doubts gardeners are a happy bunch, just visit a garden center in May. Shoppers high with spring fever swarm greenhouses, giddy as they fill their carts with the  . . .READ MORE

Discover Magazine

THE STUDY “Identification of an Immune-Responsive Mesolimbocortical Serotonergic System: Potential Role in Regulation of Emotional Behavior,” by Christopher Lowry et al., published online . . .READ MORE

The New Yorker

THE STUDY “In mid-March, in the tense week before the British government announced its belated coronavirus-induced lockdown, certain everyday products became extraordinarily . . .READ MORE