ASLA Healthcare & Therapeutic Design
Professional Practice Network
host.asla.org/groups/tgdpigroup/
Has an active list serve for discussions related to therapeutic gardens.
Acer Institute
http://www.acerinstitute.org/
Founder / Director: P. Annie Kirk, BSW, MLA, ASLA
The Acer Institute unites professionals regionally to facilitate dynamic, patient-focused, multidisciplinary design processes; facilitate conferences and education services; sponsor on-going research and knowledge community repository; and conduct post-design evaluations.
The Center for Health Design
www.healthdesign.org
A good source for information on architectural as well as landscape healthcare design.
The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
www.edra.org/
"The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) is an international, interdisciplinary organization founded in 1968 by design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers. The purpose of edra is the advancement and dissemination of environmental design research, thereby improving understanding of the interrelationships between people, their built and natural surroundings, and helping to create environments responsive to human needs."
Note: The "Ask EDRA" section is a great resource for people with specific questions: Ask EDRA
Hope in Bloom
www.hopeinbloom.org
Hope in Bloom is a non-profit organization that provides gardens free of charge at the homes of women and men who are undergoing treatment for breast cancer (yes, men get it, too). They are currently focusing on gardens in Massachusetts only, but hope to expand to other states in the future.
"Hope in Blooom gardens offer people a beautiful, tranquil place to sit, reflect and escape from the world of doctors, hospitals and sickness. We create life-affirming indoor or outdoor gardens (container, patio or in-ground) for any breast cancer patient who requests one while in active treatment (the garden may be planted after treatment is over, but must be requested during treatment). All have symbols of life including color, texture, fragrance and sound incorporated into their design. Each garden is tailored to the recipient’s residential situation and lifestyle."
Hope in Bloom welcomes donations of funding, time (design, installation, and maintenance) and materials (plant material, pots, garden furniture).
Contact: Roberta Dehman Hershon, Founder and Director (website above).
InformeDesign: Where Research Informs Design
http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/
Excellent research and communication tool for designers. Research Summaries are added weekly.
The National Academy of Environmental Design
www.naedonline.org/
"The National Academy of Environmental Design is being established by a coalition of education and professional organizations focused on the built environment. The academy, which is proposed to be housed within the the existing National Academies, would share their mission of addressing critical national issues and providing advice to the federal government and the public.
Research Design Connections
http://www.researchdesignconnections.com/
An excellent source for people and place research, exploring "the way physical environments can be designed to reduce stress, increase creativity, improve health, and support people's welfare."
Information is presented, via the website and a quarterly print edition, in "straightforward prose, tables, and photos."
Though a subscription is necessary to gain access to all information, the website offers a "free trial," and Landscape Architecture Magazine publishes several of the articles every 2-4 months. ASLA members receive a 20% suscription discount.
SULIS - Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/design/healinggardens.html
University of Minnesota
Information-packed page on Healing Gardens, with a nice definition of Healing Gardens; notes on general design and design for specific uses; many useful links and references.
TKF Foundation
www.tkffdn.org
"Providing the opportunity for a deeper human experience by supporting the creation of public greenspaces that offer a temporary place of sanctuary, encourage reflection, provide solace, and engender peace..."
CHILDREN'S HEALING GARDENS
(under development)
Note: Go to the GARDENS page for specific children's healing gardens; for the links page, we list websites that pertain to the subject more generally.
http://www.shanesinspiration.org/
Shane's Inspiration: Building Common Ground
"The mission of Shane's Inspiration is to create Universally Accessible Playgrounds and programs that integrate children of all abilities socially, physically and emotionally, fostering acceptance, friendship and understanding."
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm
KinderGarden Horticultural therapy (and other horticultural information) for children
http://www.hort.vt.edu/human/CMC.html
The University of Virginia Children's Medical Center Healing Garden
COMMUNITY GARDENS
www.communitygarden.org
American Community Gardening Association (many more links on this site)
forums.gardenweb.com/forums/commgard
Community Gardens Web Forum
www.farmgarden.org.uk
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (UK)
www.greenguerillas.org
Green Guerillas, New York City
www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/pnr/uwmhg
The University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
www.cityfarmer.org/urbagnotes1.html#notes
Urban Agriculture Notes, by City Farmer (many more great links on this site)
www.mindspring.com/~communitygardens/
Urban Community Gardens Plants and Herbs
www.urbanmeadows.org
Urban Meadows, Chicago's Nonprofit Florist: "Assisting the mentally ill in their recovery journey."
EDUCATION
Note: This list is still under development. The links here are for ongoing educational venues. For workshops, conferences, and symposia, visit the NEWS page or the Therapeutic Landscapes Database Blog.
http://archone.tamu.edu/chsd/
Center for Health Systems & Design
College of Architecture - Texas A&M University
www.chicagobotanic.org/certificate/hgd
Healthcare Garden Design - Certificate of Merit Program
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL
Contact: Amelia Simmons-Hurt
Manager, Certificate Programs
Ph: 847.835.8293
Fax: 847.835.6865
email: continuingeducation@chicagobotanic.org
FENG SHUI & VASTU
www.amfengshui.com/index.htm
American Feng Shui Institute
www.fengshui-design.com
Feng Shui Design Institute
www.windwater.com
Feng Shui Institute of America
www.transcendencedesign.com
Vastu consultant Sherri Silverman, Ph.D., Transcendence Design
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY
www.ahta.org
American Horticulture Therapy Association
www.chta.ca
Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association
www.ggut.org/english
German Association for Horticulture and Therapy
http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org/70thfarm.html
City Farm
www.cityfarmer.org/horttherp70.html#hort
City Farmer "Urban Agricultural Notes" by City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture, with a large section on horticultural therapy
www.farmingforhealth.org/
Farming for Health
www.horticultureforall.org
Horticulture For All
www.hort.vt.edu/human/h-therp.html
Human Issues in Horticulture - Horticulture Therapy
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm
KinderGarden Horticultural therapy (and other horticultural information) for children
http://www.konrad-neuberger.de/english/links/index_links.html
Konrad Neuberger, Chair of the German Association for Horticulture and Therapy GGuT - Good links, including international
http://www.konrad-neuberger.de/english/angebote/artikel/index_artikel.html
Konrad Neuberger - Psychotherapy HPG: Articles for download
www.sensorytrust.org.uk
The Sensory Trust: A charity promoting communication between disability groups and environmental organisations
www.urbanmeadows.org
Urban Meadows, Chicago's Nonprofit Florist: "Assisting the mentally ill in their recovery journey."
LABYRINTHS
www.labyrinth-enterprises.com
Labyrinth Enterprises (they are compiling a list of labyrinths in healthcare facilities)
www.labyrinthsociety.org/index.phtml
The Labyrinth Society (great bibliography, as well as other good information)
MEDICINAL PLANTS
www.herbs.org/index.html
Herb Research Foundation: News, documents, and other information about herbs; bookstore; botanical photos
www.icm.cuhk.edu.hk/icm/frame.htm
Institute of Chinese Medicine At the Chinese University of Hong Kong
www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/pnr/uwmhg/
The University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
MEMORIALS
The AIDS Memorial Grove
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA, USA
Steven Marcus et al.
www.aidsmemorial.org
Living Memorials Project
www.livingmemorialsproject.net/
Stumbling Blocks (Stolpersteine)
Holocaust memorial project by artist Gunter Demnig
www.stolpersteine.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolpersteine
http://www.obermayer.us/award/awardees/demnig-eng.htm
"Although the Cologne artist’s stolpersteine (stumbling blocks) are neatly paved into the sidewalk, they force passers-by to stop and read them. “Here lived” begins the inscriptions engraved in brass on the concrete squares measuring about four inches—on each one, just the name, date, and place of death of an individual killed by the Nazis. But this basic information about the fate of one person among 6 million has the power to create questions in the minds of pedestrians...Demnig has placed stumbling blocks in about 60 cities, towns, and villages throughout Germany; there are more than 4,500 so far. What he began in 1993 is becoming the largest monument to the victims of National Socialism; it is a constantly expanding mosaic. 'It is for all the victims,” says Demnig, “Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and resistance fighters.' He designed his stolpersteine to bring back the names of Holocaust victims to where they had lived; in his opinion, existing memorials have failed to do that. “Once a year, some official lays a wreath, but the average citizen can avoid the site very easily,” he explains."
PLANTS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
(under development)
PLANTS TO AVOID
www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/
Cornell University's Poisonous Plants Homepage
http://www.gardensearch.co.uk/harmfulplants.htm
Potentially Harmful Plants, listed by The Horticultural Trades Association, U.K.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/research/documents/c_and_e_harmful.pdf
Potentially Harmful Garden Plants, listed by the Royal Horticultural Society, U.K.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/readme.html
An American bibliographic database
www.ars-grin.gov/duke/highchem.html
A phytochemical database with plants ranked by chemical content
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/toxic/toxic.htm
University of Illinois Plants Poisonous to Animals
vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/cover1.htm
Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets
SENSORY & WILDLIFE PLANTS
(under development)
http://www.nwf.org/backyard/
The National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Habitat page
http://www.englishplants.co.uk/bflies.html
The English Cottage Garden Nursery
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