A therapeutic environment to help support mental and physical health and social connection has found a permanent home in a popular Boise destination.
At a Glance:
- Idaho Botanical Garden establishes a permanent Therapeutic Garden in Boise
- The garden becomes the home of IBG’s Horticulture Therapy Program
- $100,000 Cambia Health Foundation grant helped fund the project
- The space honors community advocate Klara K. Hansberger
The Idaho Botanical Garden on Jan. 29 announced the creation of the Therapeutic Garden on its grounds, which will serve as the permanent home for the nonprofit’s Horticulture Therapy Program. The Therapeutic Garden is also a tribute to Klara K. Hansberger, a longtime community advocate who died in 2023.
The therapy program launched in October of 2025, and the garden features “accessible pathways, restorative gathering spaces, and plant collections selected for sensory engagement and therapeutic benefit,” release from IBG stated…