Summer 2005 Newsletter - Healthcare and Therapeutic Design Professional Practice Network

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRS THERAPEUTIC GARDEN DESIGN Mark Epstein, ASLA, Co-chair Naomi Sachs, ASLA, Co-chair AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 636 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3736 ■ Tel 202-898-2444 ■ Fax 202-898-1185 ■ www. asla. org Volume... More

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRS THERAPEUTIC GARDEN DESIGN Mark Epstein, ASLA, Co-chair Naomi Sachs, ASLA, Co-chair AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 636 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3736 ■ Tel 202-898-2444 ■ Fax 202-898-1185 ■ www. asla. org Volume IV, Number 2: Summer 2005 http://host. asla. org/groups/tgdpigroup THERAPEUTIC GARDEN DESIGN AN ASLA PROFESSIONAL INTEREST GROUP GREETINGS, This year we observed a great expansion of publicity and interest in therapeutic gardens. We currently have approximately 162 members across thirty-four states, the District of Columbia, and five countries. Articles about therapeutic gardens have appeared in newspapers across the country and in Landscape Architecture magazine. Naomi Sachs, ASLA, received an ASLA Merit Award for her Therapeutic Landscapes Database (http://www. healinglandscapes. org) webpage, a great resource for members and the public. Members are serving on boards or as liaisons on a variety of distinguished organizations, incl Less