Gardening, it is widely believed, has therapeutic value. The Inclusive Sustainable Horticulture Centre launched in Bengaluru last week works on this principle and seeks to help people with physical and metal health issues with what is called “horticulture therapy.”
On the inaugural day on November 3, men and women with autism, down syndrome and other mental and physical disabilities learnt the basics of gardening such as sowing seeds and planting saplings at the Government Institutions Complex, Department of Women and Child Development. The centre has been started by the Association of People with Disability (APD), in association with the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Karnataka, and Robert Bosch.
