Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Therapeutic garden: conceptualization.3. Differential characteristics of the therapeutic garden visitors. 4. Therapeutic benefits of botanical gardens. 5. Garden for different senses. 6. Trees for therapeutic gardens. 7. Climbers and creepers suitable for therapeutic gardens. 8. Selected shrubs for therapeutic gardens. 9. Ideal components of therapeutic gardens. 10. Therapeutic home gardens. 11. An analytical assessment of therapeutic garden: a model study in India. 12. Characteristics of the garden visitors. 13. Awareness and perception of the garden visitors on different components of therapeutic gardens. 14. Perceived opinion of the garden visitors on therapeutic changes in their health due to garden visit. 15. Relationship of characteristics of the garden visitors with their awareness and perception on therapeutic gardening activities. 16. Suggestions to improve the garden designs to promote therapeutic gardens. 17. General observations and recommendations based on the model study on therapeutic gardens. 18. References. Appendix: 1. A diagnostic study on therapeutic horticulture at government botanical garden, Ooty. 2. Therapeutic effect of therapeutic gardens. 3. Therapeutic gardens plants. 4. Therapeutic garden components. 5. Therapeutic gardens types. 6. Different sections of botanical garden. Therapeutic gardens are gaining more importance in the recent days because of its multifarious advantages. It is a worldwide practice now recognized as an effective treatment for clients of all age groups and abilities and used to promote positive outcomes among individuals of different walks of life. Hence there is an urgent need to popularize this concept among public through various means.