Figure 5-10 Sun Health Hospice, Scottsdale, Arizona maintains natural desert landscape

Figure 5-10 Sun Health Hospice, Scottsdale, Arizona maintains natural desert landscape

4. Enhanced feeling of belongingness and control should be encouraged. Users should be aware that there is a garden, easy access and use. Patients should feel free to choose between the various and the different areas. Healing gardens should be designed with special areas that cannot be seen from the windows to achieve privacy and a sense of isolation for those who want to. In the construction of the greenhouse, all or any of the five senses can be selected as focal stimuli that enhance cognitive efficiency and boost control feelings. (Vapaa, 2002) 5. Emphasis on the soft landscape promotes the sense of well-being of patients, so that green materials should also dominate the design of the garden, reducing the hardscape to the lowest level so that trees , shrubs and flowers form around 70 per cent of the garden, with 30 per cent in the corridors and squares. (Franklin, 2012) 6. Well defined pathways encouraging movement and transition helps in absorbing variety and refreshment. The designs should provide easy access and a sense of independence, as well as alleviate the feeling of stress by providing patients with structural elements such as walking trails to encourage exercise and play areas for children. (Severtsten, 2006) 7. Care is to be taken in providing seating and meeting spaces of sufficient size and comfort for Contact in the garden with other patients and family members. This strengthens the patient's mental environment (Ulrich, 1999)The design of a healing garden that encourages conversations and social networks between groups of patients and visitors can facilitate social support. (Momtaz, 2017) 8. The urban intrusions should be minimized or blocked out efficiently to prevent negative distractions. Noise, harsh lights, smoke, and pollution need to be blocked out as far as possible. 9. Special focus on complete accessibility to cater to all patients. 10. Flexibility in terms of garden arrangement to accommodate any future changes that may be necessary.