INTRODUCTION Poor mental health in childhood has implications for health and wellbeing in later life. Natural space may benefit children's social, emotional and behavioural development. We investigated whether neighbourhood natural space and private garden access were related to children's developmental change over time. We asked whether relationships differed between boys and girls, or by hous...

OBJECTIVES Objectives were to review the literature on horticultural therapy and describe the Danderyd Hospital Horticultural Therapy Garden and its associated horticultural therapy programme. DESIGN The literature review is based on the search words 'gardening', 'healing garden' and 'horticultural therapy'. The description is based on the second author's personal knowledge and popular-scient...

In this article, we argue that the physical structure of the front garden and its ecosystem is determined by an ensemble of diverse social and natural processes. The essential social form is that of visuality,an abstract compositional force which provides conventions for assessing objects but also for reshaping their surface countenance and establishing their location within the garden. Accordi...

Refugees are a particularly vulnerable population who undergo nutrition transition as a result of forced migration. This paper explores how involvement in a community food garden supports African humanitarian migrant connectedness with their new country. A cross-sectional study of a purposive sample of African refugees participating in a campus-based community food garden was conducted. Semi-st...

Urban nature, including residential gardens, can promote biodiversity and increase human wellbeing. Understanding factors that encourage the spread of gardening within cities may help planners facilitate healthier and more biodiverse urban communities. This study characterizes the spatial distribution and attributes of gardens found in easement areas of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Spatial analyses of ...

1. Fungus-growing ants are obligate mutualists. Their nutrient-rich fungus garden provides a valuable food store that sustains the ant hosts, but can also attract social parasites. 2. The ‘guest ant’ Megalomyrmex adamsae Longino parasitises the fungus-growing Trachymyrmex zeteki Weber queen just after nest founding. The parasitic queen infiltrates the incipient nest, builds a cavity in the fung...

Examiner: Mark Ackerman 1. Briefly (max 1.5 pages), describe the physical layout and its interaction with the social organization and social dynamics of the Garden. 2. According to the shared media workspace literature, as well as Whyte and Goffman, what are likely outcomes of the introduction of a shared media space into any physical space? The section should consist of a review of the literat...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To report on the stories of registered nurses and nurse administrators in a Thai hospital that recently constructed a healing haven environment called a 'Fairy Garden' to support the formal and informal activities of sick children. BACKGROUND While there has been some research into healing environments in health for adults, there has been no qualitative research into heali...

Community gardens contribute to community wellbeing by influencing the nutritional and social environment. The aim of this research was to develop a model that communicates the many benefits of community garden participation as described in the academic literature, to a diverse audience of laypersons. This model is an example of effective knowledge translation because the information is able to...

This paper tried to explore the impact of unhygienic practices on social behavior of the tea garden workers by considering 5 point Likert scale with factor analysis. We collected crosssectional data and information randomly from 355 tea garden workers by following a systematic set of semi-structured interviews questionnaire. Finding reveals that female’s perception level was likely higher than ...