Horticulture as Therapy - Mississippi State University

Horticulture as Therapy Christine CokerChristine Coker Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center,Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center,pp ypp y 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 395321815 Popps Ferry... More

Horticulture as Therapy Christine CokerChristine Coker Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center,Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center,pp ypp y 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 395321815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532 ccoker@ra. msstate. educcoker@ra. msstate. edu What began as an invitation to help the Center’s clients plant flowers in Horticulture has traditionally been defined as the production of specific high-value plants for the Horticulture has traditionally been defined as the production of specific high-value plants for the Center s clients plant flowers in containers has grown to become a quarterly programming opportunity. Programs now include container gardening, vegetable identification, ti d t iti ll production of specific, high-value plants for the commercial market and the subsequent services related to the installation and maintenance of landscape plants. (Relf, 1992). Th f bi i l d l i h production of spec Less