One-Year Horticultural Therapy Certificate

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Thorough hands-training, this certificate introduces students to a variety of horticulture therapy skills. The program meets horticultural therapy requirements by the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) for becoming a Registered Horticultural Therapist. Students complete projects to develop skills in HT programming, activities, grant writing, budgeting, marketing, research, and interdisciplinary approaches to health care. A key component is learning to design therapeutic indoor and outdoor spaces that address universal design and support. Instruction and business planning for private HT contractual work is also examined. Horticultural therapy uses plants, horticultural activities, and the natural world to improve people's social, educational, psychological, and physical adjustment, thus improving their bodies, minds, and spirits. Read More

Inquirer features I-95 Corridor PennDot Project including Tyler Professor Sasha Eisenman

Tyler Associate Professor of Horticulture Sasha Eisenman, PhD recently participated in a novel project between PennDot, Villanova University and Temple University to use gardens to mitigate rainwater runoff from Highway 95 as it runs through Philadelphia. The project uses plants identified by Dr. Eisenman to allow rainwater to soak into the ground instead of running into an overtaxed water treatment system in Philadelphia. Philadelphia's daily Inquirer wrote a feature about the project, which you can read here. Read More

College Bound Academy Students Learn About Green Careers At Temple Ambler

While students in Temple’s College Bound Academy spent a week discovering everything the University has to offer, a visit to Temple University Ambler gave participants the opportunity to explore “green” careers. Read More

Aquaponics Course Fall 2017

EarthFest 2016 landscape art contest 2016 t-shirt winner - Maya, 8th grade, Hill-Freedman Elementary School.

Come vist us this year at EarthFest 2017! Temple University Ambler’s annual outdoor educational festival celebrating Earth Day, will be held on Friday, April 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. http://ambler.temple.edu/about/earthfest   Read More

Past Programming - ‘VERDANT TEMPLE’ A LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN FOR TEMPLE’S MAIN CAMPUS

Spring Courses in Horticulture Open to All Majors!

Winter Intersession Course Elective open to all majors. January 9-13 Trees in the Urban Landscape Horticulture 2552.402 CRN: 29910 Michael LoFurno, ASLA                                              2 credits Mon-Fri 9:00 am-2:00 pm                                                      Temple University Center City Campus Read More

Professor Lolly Tai Named Faculty of the Game

Tyler Landscape and Horticulture Professor Lolly Tai was named Faculy of the Game at Temple's October 29 football game against Cincinatti. Professor Tai is an accomplished, talented and innovative landscape architect and professor at Tyler School of Art. Dedicated to her students and Temple, Lolly has served as department chair and senior associate dean for the Ambler campus. Her creative approach to applied learning and hands-on education has helped shape Temple’s Landscape Architecture and Horticulture department into one of the most unique in the country. An award –winning book author, Lolly has had a strong and lasting impact on her many students and alumni. Let’s give it up for Lolly! Read More