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Horticultural Therapy and the Greeks

Haec fuere numinum templa, priscoque ritu simplicia rura etiam nunc deo praecellentem arborem dicant; nec magis auro fulgentia atque ebore simulacra quam lucos et in iis silentia ipsa adoramus…- Pliny the Elder A translation of this latin quote reveals the early Greek belief and use of natural areas for healing. “The trees formed the first temples…