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Permalink Reply by Brigitt Stevenson on October 20, 2012 at 1:05

Hello Andrew,

I like you am very critical of gardens, but when you are in the hospital with a loved one, and look out either at a garden or Nature itself,t there is a sense of healing, if even for the moment, the sickness or issues at hand of being in the hospital go away by the beauty of Nature !!!

The Winchester Gardener said:

Hi Brigitt

I think that for those who don't have to look after gardens, they can be very 'healing'! The problem I have is I always look at gardens in a judgemental way - seeing what problems there are or what work needs doing now or in the near future. I have found that it is particularly easy to 'criticise' other peoples work and see things that haven't been done when I know they have done as well or better than I would have.....

I am looking forward to the day I don't maintain gardens and can just enjoy their beauty!

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Permalink Reply by John on October 20, 2012 at 7:03

 Have you ever sat in a doctors waiting room and looked out at a 

neglected garden, it is so depressing. I am not sure who they get to

do their gardens, but they certainly are not gardeners. It is

strange really as a nice garden will certainly make people happy,

and happy people normally heal faster than the depressed.

 

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Permalink Reply by Brigitt Stevenson on October 20, 2012 at 21:05

True John, I think the worst is when you are sitting in the Dr's waiting room and the indoor plants look like they are dying, and the paint is all chipped off the walls...

I guess one must carry their own bag of Sunshine and be very Imaginative !!! :)))

John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:

 Have you ever sat in a doctors waiting room and looked out at a 

neglected garden, it is so depressing. I am not sure who they get to

do their gardens, but they certainly are not gardeners. It is

strange really as a nice garden will certainly make people happy,

and happy people normally heal faster than the depressed.

 

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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey King North Yorkshire on October 21, 2012 at 12:41

I know GP surgeries are boring, I used to work in one.

If you ever visit York Hospital, you will notice an abundance of art work throughout the buildings, a lot more interesting than ever ending notices about clinics, jabs, prescription charges, etc

John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:

 Have you ever sat in a doctors waiting room and looked out at a 

neglected garden, it is so depressing. I am not sure who they get to

do their gardens, but they certainly are not gardeners. It is

strange really as a nice garden will certainly make people happy,

and happy people normally heal faster than the depressed.

 

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Permalink Reply by Brigitt Stevenson on October 22, 2012 at 5:38

Geoffrey, how do the gardens look at the York Hospital,is there a landscaped area ???

Geoffrey King North Yorkshire said:

I know GP surgeries are boring, I used to work in one.

If you ever visit York Hospital, you will notice an abundance of art work throughout the buildings, a lot more interesting than ever ending notices about clinics, jabs, prescription charges, etc

John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:

 Have you ever sat in a doctors waiting room and looked out at a 

neglected garden, it is so depressing. I am not sure who they get to

do their gardens, but they certainly are not gardeners. It is

strange really as a nice garden will certainly make people happy,

and happy people normally heal faster than the depressed.

 

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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey King North Yorkshire on October 23, 2012 at 21:51

Not very much, York hospital is close to the city walls and as such suffers from major congestion, most of the land around it is either car parks or roads.

There are pockets of landscaped areas, which are hard to spot, calm & relaxing, it isn't.

Brigitt Stevenson said:

Geoffrey, how do the gardens look at the York Hospital,is there a landscaped area ???

Geoffrey King North Yorkshire said:

I know GP surgeries are boring, I used to work in one.

If you ever visit York Hospital, you will notice an abundance of art work throughout the buildings, a lot more interesting than ever ending notices about clinics, jabs, prescription charges, etc

John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:

 Have you ever sat in a doctors waiting room and looked out at a 

neglected garden, it is so depressing. I am not sure who they get to

do their gardens, but they certainly are not gardeners. It is

strange really as a nice garden will certainly make people happy,

and happy people normally heal faster than the depressed.

 

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