Water

New TLN page on water in the landscape

Hibiscus pond. Photo by Henry Domke, www.henrydomke.com

Hibiscus pond. Photo by Henry Domke, www.henrydomke.com

TLN Blog posts have been few and far between (or is that far and few between?) these days. Much traveling and presenting at conferences, including yesterday at the annual ASLA meeting and expo here in San Diego. Here’s a blog post from a month or so ago about our presentation and also what other events might be of interest to our members: ASLA Meeting & Expo! Good stuff this year, and in San Diego.

Jack Carman, Clare Cooper Marcus, and I presented yesterday about water – its role in the landscape as a restorative element; the role that sound plays (original research by Clare); and issues of risk, safety and maintenance, including some preliminary original research by me. Some of our presentation will be available online, and all of the resources we refer to will be online on a special designated TLN page. It’s already up, www.healinglandscapes.org/resources/water, and we’ll be adding more resources and references after the conference. Check it out, and check back for updates.

 

Water Features in the Landscape – Please take our survey!

Detail, water feature at Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo by Naomi Sachs

In the last TLN Blog post about the upcoming annual ASLA Meeting and Expo, I mentioned an education session that Jack Carman, Clare Cooper Marcus and I will be giving, “Water in the Designed Landscape: Benefits, Precautions, and Recommendations.” Click HERE to link to the last post, with the blurb about our talk.

I also mentioned that I’m conducting a survey about water features. While the survey is geared toward designers and people in the healthcare field, it can be taken by anyone who has designed or has experience with water features. Private and public fountains, ponds, and water parks all have their benefits as well as their risks, and they all certainly need maintenance, which is a primary focus of the survey. The more respondents we have, the better our ability to impart information at the annual meeting and then, eventually, as more detailed research. Please pass this along to anyone (and everyone!) who you think would have something to say.

Here’s the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/waterh2o.

Thanks so much!

Urn fountain at Wesley Woods Hospital of Emory Healthcare-Emory University. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Urn fountain at Wesley Woods Hospital of Emory Healthcare-Emory University. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo by Naomi Sachs