Horticultural therapy

Institutions from schools and nursing homes to prisons utilize horticultural therapy to meet therapeutic needs.

Vocational Horticultural Therapy is intended to teach skill and enhance behaviors that can be used in a job or workplace.

[6] Activities vocational therapy teaches consists of how to repot, water, and move plants within their space.

[citation needed] Therapeutic horticulture might be used to try and  improve physical activity, social skills and engagement.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of research comparing horticultural therapy with usual care and other non-pharmacological interventions for individuals with dementia found that participating in certain types of horticultural therapy activities appeared to improve cognitive functioning, agitation, positive emotion and engagement scores when compared to usual care and other non-pharmacological interventions.