May 2008 Newsletter

Letter from the Chair
Dear Members, As days are growing longer and harbingers of spring slowly emerge, winter’s end is on everyone’s mind, especially this year after a very long season of ice and snow for many across the US. The arrival of spring
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The New Landscape at the DreamTree Project: A Garden of Healing and Unity
The DreamTree Project (DreamTree) is a restorative initiative of care for at risk and homeless youth aged 16 24 in a Transitional Living Program in Taos, New Mexico. It offers integrative services within a home like environment where living and
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Healthcare and Therapeutic Garden Design PPN Field Session
ASLA Annual Meeting 2007, San Francisco, California Part 1 Interview with P. Annie Kirk, ASLA, and Jack Carman, FASLAFor the 2007 ASLA national meeting, the Healthcare and Therapeutic Garden Design PPN sponsored a therapeutic garden “field session” (tour). The tour
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Comfort Garden—Chaplain’s Address
Multi Faith Chaplaincy is a non profit organization. Our mission is to provide spiritual care for the San Francisco General Hospital community—patients, their loved ones, and the staff. I am here today to offer a few remarks about the importance
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BOOK REVIEW: The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging
Susan Rodiek and Benyamin Schwarz, Editors. Binghamton, NY Haworth Press, 2007. Rodiek and Schwarz’s edited book, a collection of recent studies that support the benefits of the outdoors in the lives of older adults, is an excellent read for academics
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A Garden That Really Makes Scents!
Wow Look at the colors in that garden Look at the bright flame orange of the Red Hot Poker The blue flowers on the Delphinium are amazing. And look at the pink flowers on the Astilbe They’re stunning, aren’t they?
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