Healing gardens
Subtitle: therapeutic benefits and design recommendations
By: edited by Clare Cooper Marcus, Marni Barnes.
Contributors: Marcus, Clare Cooper.; Barnes, Marni.
Series: Wiley series in healthcare and senior living design
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
Subjects: Gardening -- Therapeutic use
Description: Healing Gardens celebrates renewed interest in nature as a catalyst for healing and renewal by examining the different therapeutic benefits of healing gardens and offering essential design guidance from experts in the field. Generously supplemented with photographs, site plans, anecdotes, and more, Healing Gardens is a practical guide for landscape architects and others involved in creating and maintaining medical facilities, and useful reference for those responsible for patient care.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.