Lotus seedhead. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Wordless Wednesday
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday, 7/13/11 – Fountain ripples
July 13, 2011
Fountain at Ulfelder Healing Garden, Massachusetts General Hospital
I had the good fortune to be able to visit the Ulfelder Garden at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston last week while attending the Design & Health World Congress. Stay tuned for a blog post with images and description of the garden. In the meantime, here’s an interesting article, from The Holistic Oncologist, about an evaluation of the garden based on guest book comments.
And here are some of the comments from the guest book on the day of my visit:
“Thank you to all the physicians that took care of my treatment this last day of treatment, 6/17 – this garden is ideal!”
“Thank you for this miracle garden.”
“Peace in the garden.”
“This is truly a healing garden.”
Wordless Wednesday, 6/29/11 – June offering
June 29, 2011
Wild black raspberries. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Wordless Wednesday, 6/8/11 – Juneberries
June 8, 2011
Harvesting (and eating!) fruit from the serviceberry/Juneberry tree. Photo by Naomi Sachs
For more about the joys of edible gardens, see Edible Gardens Are Healing Gardens (apologies for the small text – reformatting from Blogger to WordPress move has not been done yet).
Wordless Wednesday, 6/1/11 – Bonsai world
June 1, 2011
From the Nakamura Bonsai Collection, Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Wordless…Thursday, 5/12/11 – OTT (over-the-top!) Tulips
May 12, 2011
Over-the-Top Tulips, Chicago Botanic Garden. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Yesterday was the last day of the Chicago Botanic Garden Healthcare and Therapeutic Design Certificate Program, which I feel so honored to now be on the “faculty” of. What a great group of students and instructors! I was extremely impressed with the students’ final projects, a courtyard design for a continuing care retirement community in Chicago. We now have 21 more people in this field who will bring quality, evidence-based healthcare design to the people who need it – patients, clients, visitors, and staff. If that doesn’t give us hope, I don’t know what will!
Here’s a shot of tulips, taken a couple of days ago at the Garden.
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday, 5/4/11 – Tulips and Primroses
May 4, 2011
Taken last year at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The garden is on my mind because the Healthcare Garden Design Certificate Program starts today and runs through May 11th. In my opinion, it’s one of the best intensive programs for training in this area of the field. I’m headed out there on Friday and will be teaching a class on “Finding the Answers: Research for Evidence-Based Design” next Tuesday. Looking forward to many walks in the garden!
Wordless Wednesday, 4/20/11 – Cherry blossoms
April 20, 2011
Cherry blossoms at Dia:Beacon. Photo by Naomi Sachs