Bridge over koi pond in the Don Allen Memorial Garden, Mesa Vista Psychiatric Hospital.
Our second stop on the “meeting before the meeting” tour of gardens at healthcare facilities in the San Diego area (with the ASLA Healthcare and Therapeutic Design Professional Practice Network, organized by Chris Garcia) was the Don Allen Memorial Courtyard at the Sharp Mesa Vista Psychiatric Hospital. The garden was designed by Schmidt Design Group and was built in 2010.
Don Allen Memorial Garden, Mesa Vista Psychiatric Hospital, San Diego, CA.
This courtyard garden serves the part of the hospital devoted to substance abuse patients. I believe that some are in- and some are out-patients, but don’t quote me on that.