Attend a Workshop on Therapeutic Horticulture Techniques
If you would like to have a
therapeutic horticulture or horticultural therapy program
designed for your organisation or facility please contact
Aimée about her availability and rates.
Aimée
was born in Yorkshire, England. In her year out between University and
School she worked as a volunteer in Zimbabwe on environmental and
health care projects. Following this experience she attended The
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where she studied Soil Science and
gained a 1st
class honors degree and best thesis award. Aimée
then studied for her PhD, a
collaborative project between KWS SAAT AG and the University
of
Aberdeen to investigate soil physical properties on seed germination.
In 2002 Aimée moved from Scotland to Vancouver,
Canada where she
worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of
British
Columbia Forestry Department. In 2009 Aimée became a
registered horticultural therapist (HTR) with th CHTA.
Whilst being a stay at home mum she has
studied Horticultural Therapy. Aimée worked as an intern
with the frail
elderly with dementia with supervision from Ann Kent
HTM. Aimée has done
the Master Gardener training course and through that volunteered for a school
garden project in an inner city school with Sharon
Hanna. Aimée has
volunteered at Banfield Pavilion performing therapeutic horticulture
under the supervision of Shelagh Smith HTR.
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Aimée
was born in Yorkshire, England. In her year out between University and
School she worked as a volunteer in Zimbabwe on environmental and
health care projects. Following this experience she attended The
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where she studied Soil Science and
gained a 1st
class honors degree and best thesis award. Aimée
then studied for her PhD, a
collaborative project between KWS SAAT AG and the University
of
Aberdeen to investigate soil physical properties on seed germination.
In 2002 Aimée moved from Scotland to Vancouver,
Canada where she
worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of
British
Columbia Forestry Department. In 2009 Aimée became a
registered horticultural therapist (HTR) with th CHTA. 