On Sunday, October 3, at 10 am at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, Amy Wagenfeld, co-author of Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces, will talk about why being in nature can support health and well-being, and how healing gardens can be designed to benefit everyone. Using examples from around the world, she will engage in an interactive conversation about how healing gardens support learning, movement, sensory enrichment, remembrance, as well as improved physical and mental health. Free with admission to the garden.
Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, SCEM, CAPS, an occupational therapist, educator, researcher, and master gardener, brings a unique perspective to her work by blending occupational therapy, horticulture, and design to make gardens and gardening possible for a wide range of adults and children. She is on the faculty in the department of occupational therapy at Rush University and has a landscape design consultation practice.
