A detailed landscape design plan for a garden area, including different sections labeled as Meadow Garden, Shade Garden, Garden Path, Healing/Teaching Spaces, Community Planting Area, and Trees. The plan features various design elements such as garden beds, paths, seating, plant beds, and trees.

Healing Garden

USE: Healing, Teaching, and Food Production Garden

LOCATION: Jamaica Plain, MA

DATE CONSTRUCTED: 2023 (Proposed)

AREA: 10,600sf

The Healing Garden is set along a key pedestrian walkway, establishing an essential link between a Community Health Center and local neighborhood residents. Containing meadow and shade gardens, solitary spaces for contemplation, outdoor classrooms, and food production beds, the project provides space for education, rehabilitation, and social connection.

The garden proposal provides a framework for a collaborative design and installation process including local residents, Health Center staff, students, and volunteers.

The Healing Garden is a collaboration with Youth Build Boston.

  • A detailed diagram titled "Planning for Community Wellbeing" showing various garden and community planting spaces with labels and cost estimates. The diagram includes a satellite image of the site with a purple outline and a layout plan showing zones such as Food Garden, Perennial Garden, Slope Walk, Shade Garden, Meadow Garden, Community Planting Area, Trees, Seating, and other landscape features.
  • A mountainous landscape with snowy peaks and a grassy field in the foreground. Overlaid text states, "There are at least 7,039 edible plant species, but only 417 are considered food crops."
  • A presentation slide titled 'YouthBuild Boston Designery + OPRCH' with a subtitle 'Interwoven Team Approach'. To the right, there are two photographs showing young people and adults engaged in activities inside a building with modern interiors. One photo shows a group of young people in yellow T-shirts and face masks interacting with a man in a cap, with materials and project models on the table. The other photo depicts a group of people with masks in a room with colorful balloon decorations, sitting in front of a large screen.

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Ecology