A groundbreaking study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich (now at Texas A&M University), demonstrated that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments. Since then, more studies have confirmed these findings—and have found the gardens not only for good for patients, but hospital employees too. Want to know more? Click here to read How Hospital Gardens Help Patients Heal. Want to see it in action? You only have to watch a minute or two of the YouTube video below, featuring Aidan Schwalbe, a three-year-old heart transplant recipient, enjoying himself in the Prouty Garden at the Children’s Hospital in Boston.
