The "healing garden" is an evolving concept that is gaining popularity today. What is a healing garden? Why is one garden called a healing garden and not another? How is a healing garden defined? In what way are gardens healing? This thesis describes the ways in which healing gardens are beneficial in healthcare and residential settings. A set of guidelines for the design of healing gardens is created as a result of research findings as well as three design projects that are illustrated in the document. / Master of Landscape Architecture

Lam Na. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77). / Synopsis --- p.p. 1-2 / Problem Defining --- p.p. 3-16 / Introduction --- p.p .3 / Research - Hermit & Recluse Culture in China --- p.p. 4-10 / Issues --- p.p. 11-15 / Conclusion --- p.p. 16 / Site --- p.p.17-28 / Prologue --- p.p. 17 / Site selection --- p.p. 18-20 / Existing context --- p.p. 21 / Site image --- p.p. 22-25 / Solar study --- p.p. 26-28 / Program --- p.p. 29-35 / Prologue --- p.p. 29 / Reading --- p.p. 30 / A study of bibliotherapy --- p.p. 31-32 / Garden --- p.p. 33 / Precedent --- p.p. 34-35 / Design Stage --- p.p. 36-76 / Design concept --- p.p. 36-37 / Design generator --- p.p. 40-44 / Design development --- p.p. 45-55 / Chapter - --- Phase 1 --- p.p. 45-46 / Chapter - --- Phase 2 --- p.p. 47-50 / Chapter - --- Phase 3 --- p.p. 51-56 / Final design --- p.p. 57-76 / Bibliography --- p.p. 77 / Chapter Appendix - --- A study of Chinese scholar garden and Wanshiyuan --- p.App. 1-7 / Acknowledgement