Ann Kent, HTM, is a horticulturist and a Registered Horticultural Therapist with more than three decades of experience in therapeutic horticulture, horticultural therapy, and restorative garden design. Her business, Catkin Gardens, is located in Vancouver, BC. 

Ann provides programs and services for a variety of clients including private individuals and long-term care facilities.
A popular instructor, Ann also teaches several continuing education programs in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.

An active member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA), and Thrive in the UK,  Ann holds a Master's level designation (HTM) for her professional registration with the AHTA. She is currently the Vice-chair of the CHTA and a regular contributor to its newsletter.

For information about the Horticultural Therapy Certificate Professional Development Program in Vancouver, BC, which begins its second rotation in September, 2009, please see:

•  Horticultural Therapy Certificate 2009 - 2010, Vancouver, Ann Kent HTM (PDF, 29k)  

This HT Certificate is also offered in convenient two day modules in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, commencing October, 2009:

          Horticultural Therapy Training  - Vancouver Island, 2009-2010
          (PDF, 25k)  

For information about gardening and therapeutic horticulture in British Columbia and links to many wonderful sources of information, please explore the links page on this website.

To contact Ann Kent at Catkin Gardens about her availability for horticultural therapy consulting, restorative garden design, or teaching, please email her at horticulture@catkingardens.ca