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Supported by a gift from the Class of \u201971, it showcases medicinal plants\u2014which look (and smell) nice too<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Beth Saulnier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Cornell Health, there are remedies for a wide variety of ailments: fever, insomnia, sore throat, congestion, high blood pressure, depression, and more. And that\u2019s before you even go into the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a gently sloping space out front, the recently created Class of 1971 Medicinal Garden offers a burst of natural beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it has an apt theme: nearly every plant in it has been used in health, wellness, or beauty at some point in human history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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(Of course, the garden\u2019s delights are meant to be purely ornamental\u2014no harvesting allowed, much less consumption.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s juniper, whose applications include treating digestive problems and kidney stones; lavender (anxiety, baldness); bee balm (bad breath, colds); mint (cough, toothache); goldenrod (asthma, internal bleeding); and more than a dozen others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Supported by a gift from the Class of \u201971 in honor of its 50th Reunion\u2014the garden was dedicated a year later, at Reunion \u201922\u2014the project was a labor of love for a team of Cornell Botanic Gardens<\/a> staff and student workers in its Learning by Leading<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with the class (and under the aegis of David Cutter \u201984, BS \u201985, the University\u2019s landscape architect), the project team researched species, designed the layout, and installed the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their goal: to bring doses of greenery and color to one of the busiest stretches of campus, along Ho Plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe want it to be calming,\u201d says landscape architecture major Hilary Mulford \u201923, one of the co-leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf students are walking by during prelim season, they can sit down on our nice little bench for a second and just relax.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If students are walking by during prelim season, they can sit down on our nice little bench for a second and just relax.<\/p>Hilary Mulford \u201923<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Cutter echoes that sentiment, noting that the garden and its placement\u2014alongside a bustling pedestrian route at the beating heart of campus\u2014dovetail with a movement known as Nature Rx<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With evidence from peer-reviewed studies, it holds that greenery and the outdoors have clear benefits on wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat a great opportunity to give that more visibility, and talk about overall health and wellness,\u201d Cutter says of the Medicinal Garden, \u201cparticularly the impact that spending time in nature has on mental health, and on reducing fatigue and stress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the aim of making sure the garden flourishes for years to come, Mulford notes, the designers focused on tried-and-true species that thrive in the region\u2014with many specimens propagated from seeds collected right on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very successful design,\u201d Cutter observes. \u201cIt really brings attention to the entrance to Cornell Health. It\u2019s now beginning to develop, and next spring the full vision will come into bloom\u2014quite literally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked to name her favorite plant in the garden, Mulford cites witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana<\/em>); the source of the familiar anti-itch remedy, it blooms a jolly yellow in fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other sparks of color come from the eight rosebushes flanking the building\u2019s entryway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(How do they qualify? Rose hips are a popular ingredient in cosmetics, and the plants have anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visually, they offer a beauteous Big Red boost\u2014plus a delightful aroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe garden has a lot of fragrant plants,\u201d Mulford observes. \u201cWhen you’re there, your senses go a little bit wild\u2014in the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photos by Sreang Hok \/ Cornell University<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published October 13, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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