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Therapeutic Landscapes Database Blog
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Information, education, and inspiration about healing gardens, restorative environments, and other landscapes that facilitate health and wellness. Published by the Therapeutic Landscapes Network, http://www.healinglandscapes.org.
Recent Posts
Aging in Nature - It\'s Never Too Late to Play Outdoors!
"Mac" in his garden in Santa Fe, NMIn my next few posts, I'm going to focus on the over 60 set, as there's a lot of great research and design about therapeutic landscapes for seniors. This is such an important area of our field. Having access to and ...
TKF Foundation Seeks Firesoul Guide & Office Manager
Image courtesy of Robert Rodriguez Jr. The TKF Foundation, a wonderful organization based in Annapolis, MD, is seeking a "Firesoul Guide" and Office Manager. Firesouls are the "sparks behind the creation of sacred spaces. Their energy, enthusiasm, pa...
The Seeds That Are Watered Frequently (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Image of bur oak courtesy of Henry Domke Fine ArtYour mind is like a piece of land planted with many different kinds of seeds: seeds of joy, peace, mindfulness, understanding, and love; seeds of craving, anger, fear, hate, and forgetfulness. These wh...
Tomorrow! Making Space for Therapeutic Horticulture
Image courtesy of Anne DaileyIf you are a horticultural therapist or a designer of healing gardens and other restorative outdoor environments and you live in or near NYC, don't walk - run - to this tomorrow:"Making Space for Therapeutic Horticulture"...
"Defiant Gardens" and Other Resources for Veterans
Image courtesy of Gardening LeaveFor this post, on Veterans Day in the United States, I'd like to share some information about resources specifically for veterans.While many veterans returning home from war have to deal with physical trauma, almost a...
Green Walls for Healing Gardens
Patrick Blanc's 'Mur Vegetal' in Paris -Quai BranlyOne of the key elements of a healing garden - a garden designed to facilitate and even improve people's health and well-being - is a high ratio of plant material ("softscape") to paving, walls, stair...


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