To facilitate the human plant connection for nurturance, growth 

                                                  and restoration of the physical body and soul.

Trish has a B.S. in Horticulture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is a registered horticultural therapist. Before beginning her current work in horticultural therapy, she taught gardening to children, teachers, and community members for over 25 years both in Santa Cruz and through teacher workshops across the U.S.

Combining her gardening skills with a desire to help others led her to horticultural therapy. In 2015 she went back to school, and in 2017 she completed her professional registration through the Horticultural Therapy Institute and the American Horticultural Therapy Association. In 2018 she started Horticultural Therapy Santa Cruz and founded the California Horticultural Therapy Network . This professional organization's goal is to catalyze collaborations and advance the profession of horticultural therapy in California. Today Trish works with a variety of populations, including adults who have had strokes and have memory loss and dementia.