Therapeutic Garden
A garden designed for mental and physical healing, featuring accessible pathways, comfortable seating, and plants selected for their calming properties. Therapeutic gardens create intentional spaces that engage the senses, reduce stress, and promote wellbeing for people of all abilities.
Key Features
Universal Accessibility
Barrier-free design with smooth, wide pathways, gentle grades, and raised planting beds that allow people of all mobility levels to engage with the garden.
Sensory Stimulation
Plants and features selected to engage all five senses - fragrant flowers, textural foliage, rustling grasses, colorful blooms, and edible elements.
Contemplative Spaces
Quiet seating areas and reflective features like water elements or focal points that encourage mindfulness and peaceful contemplation.
Restorative Views
Strategic sight lines and vistas that provide visual relief, connect with nature, and create a sense of refuge and restoration.
Stress-Reducing Plants
Species known for their calming properties, such as lavender, chamomile, and lemon balm, that promote relaxation through scent and interaction.
Adaptive Tools
Specialized gardening equipment and features that enable horticultural therapy activities for people with different abilities and needs.
Design Variations
Healthcare Garden
Designed specifically for hospital or rehabilitation settings with emphasis on accessibility, safety, and views from indoor spaces to support recovery.
Memory Garden
Created for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, featuring familiar plants, secure boundaries, circular paths, and nostalgic elements to trigger positive memories.
Meditation Garden
Focused on creating a serene environment for mindfulness practices with minimal distractions, simple plantings, and elements that encourage present-moment awareness.
Children's Healing Garden
Designed for pediatric settings with playful elements, interactive features, and plants that engage curiosity while providing comfort and distraction from stress or pain.