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 "Roger Ulrich, a professor and director of the Center for Health Systems and Design at Texas A & M University, found that viewing natural scenes or elements fosters stress recovery by evoking positive feelings, reducing negative emotions, effectively holding attention / interest, and blocking or reducing stressful thoughts."

~ http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/landscaping/design/healinggardens.html

"The garden allows them to recognize that it's not something that's just going to benefit themselves," he says. "It teaches that in an experiential way."

~ http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/02/17/147050691/can-gardening-help-troubled-minds-heal 

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"There are two types of healing gardens. Passive ones offer a quiet respite from the sterile hospital environment. Active ones are designed for patients who require a variety of therapy-driven activities, including cognitive to social therapies."

~ http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2016/06/healing_restorative_gardens_le.html

 

"Monastic gardens were not merely one specific plot but rather several different types of gardens for different purposes."

~ http://healthyhildegard.com/hildegards-medieval-garden/

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http://sittingwithsorrow.typepad.com/sitting-with-sorrow/2012/08/the-healing-power-of-gardening-.html

http://www.clickondetroit.com/family/garden-provides-healing-for-domestic-sexual-abuse-victims

http://www.healinglandscapes.org/related/hort-therapy.html