From very early on, and throughout their evolution, humans have relied on the resources from their natural environment. Medicinal plants (or "simple"), which have always held an important place, have been used medicinally since the Middle Ages, before the advent of scientific methods and medicine. The purpose of the a < healing garden> is to support generalized healing by helping venerable persons as well as our society generally become healthful, well, and whole.

Today, gardening has become an extra tool for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and gardens can be seen as a place in which different pathologies can be focused on to help rehabilitation and recovery. It is particularly beneficial for people who have communicating difficulties, notably autism and people suffering from Alzheimer’s.

For people with disabilities, gardening (and taking care of a garden) can improve their well-being when used in conjunction with more traditional healing methods. These methods are just as relevant for healthy people; they are a bulwark against stress. That is why we consider the therapeutic properties of gardens from a much wider perspective.

In an office environment, spending a few minutes or hours maintaining a garden is an excellent way to ease the stress so endemic to our modern way of life. It is also an excellent way to improve social interaction.

Gardening can be very therapeutic for our young people who are more and more conditioned for immediate gratification. Gardening helps to install a more natural rhythm: nature, the passing of the seasons and the genuine pace of our planet.