Healing Gardens
Find solace in nature at Cone Health Cancer Center’s peaceful healing gardens. Located at Wesley Long Hospital and Alamance Regional Medical Center, these restorative green spaces offer opportunities to relax and reflect as well as join in therapeutic activities.
Connect with Nature
Visit Cone Health Cancer Center’s healing gardens and experience respite from the rigors of cancer treatment as you:
- Enjoy the natural environment
- Take a short walk
- Rest, reflect and renew your energy
- Catch up with family and friends
- Participate in hands-on horticultural therapy and other support and wellness activities
Health Benefits of Healing Gardens
Enjoy emotional, spiritual and physical benefits associated with nature. Spending time in the garden may promote:
- Physical activity and social interaction
- Lower blood pressure
- Relief or distraction from symptoms
- Enhanced capacity for healing
- Feelings of peace, calm and well-being
Our Healing Gardens
Learn more about healing gardens at the Cone Health Cancer Center near you.
Healing Gardens at Wesley Long
You’ll appreciate a wide range of features in the two-acre garden just outside Cone Health Cancer Center at Wesley Long, including:
- Native grasses, wildflowers and trees
- A natural stream
- Herb and vegetable garden
- Wheelchair-accessible boardwalk and path
- Decks and patios, which offer space for support and wellness activities
- Little Free Library book exchange
- Meditation Garden
Healing Gardens at Alamance Regional
In the two-and-a-half-acre garden next to Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional, relish time outdoors as you enjoy:
- Trees and flowering plants
- Raised garden beds
- Picnic tables and patio swings
- Wheelchair-accessible walkway
- Serenity Sculpture
