|
 To Make Me Smile - Portland, Oregon Posted by:  howarthe
N 45° 32.626 W 122° 40.210
10T E 525748 N 5043412
Birds love these houses because they smell like miniature cedar chests. The cedar backs and sides are made from cutoffs from a fence company. Every house has a clean out that unscrews in the lower back.
Waymark Code: WM8PG0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2010
Views: 12
"To Make You Smile" Birdhouses
Birds love these houses because they smell like miniature cedar chests.
The cedar backs and sides are made from cutoffs from a fence company.
Every house has a clean out that unscrews in the lower back. The houses
are built to Audubon specifications with 1 1/4" entry holes for small cavity
nesting birds such as chickadees, violet green swallows, nuthatches and
some varieties of wren.
The artists value patina-textured metals. Most of the houses have vintage
copper and brass. Often, the metal has been textured using an antique
hand stove piping machine. The fronts of every house are made from
recycled vintage wood, which adds a delightful texture. The weathered
look of the houses is often achieved by accenting the original paint.
For more information about this donation to the Emanuel Children's Hospital
Garden and information about other unique, recycled materials birdhouses,
please contact http://www. tomakeyousmile.com
|
Legacy's Healing Gardens
" The Legacy Gardens are amazing. They set an international benchmark." -- Roger S. Ulrich, PhD, Texas A&M Center for Health Systems and Design
These tranquil settings are therapeutic retreats for patients, their families and visitors, hospital staff, and the general public. Legacy currently has 10 healing gardens, plus one under construction and one in the planning stages:
- Stenzel Healing Garden @ Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical
Center
- Green Gables Guest House Garden @ Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center
- Kern ICU Garden @ Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center
- Oregon Burn Center - the country's first healing garden designed for burn survivors @ Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
- Behavioral Health Garden for adolescent and adult psychiatric patients @ Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
- Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Healing Garden, dedicated on November 19. 2009.
- Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Healing Garden (in the planning stage)
- Legacy Meridian Park Hospital Lewis & Floetta Ide Healing Garden (in the fundraising stage)
- Legacy Emanuel Children's Garden @ The Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Garden @ The Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Volunteers are needed for a variety of projects and tasks, from garden maintenance to public relations. Please call 503-413-7012 for more information.
Everyone is invited to participate in these events:
Garden Calendar 2010
Source: Legacy Health Gardens
Legacy Emanuel Children's Garden
The Children's Garden at Legacy Emanual Children's Hospital is very easy to visit. There is plenty of parking near the hospital. If you use the following parking coordinates (N 45.544 W 122.669), then the most obvious entrance will be near at the "turn around." You might see several taxis picking up and dropping off patients and visitors. If you enter through these doors, turn right at the reception desk and follow the beautiful and highly polished brown granite tiled floors until you find the garden. You will be able to see it through the windows. The garden is in an atrium, so if it's raining, you will get wet. It's a very small but lovely place with lots to see and photograph; plenty of benches to sit and enjoy the garden; and lots of visitors passing through.
Is this a functional box ?: Yes
Is this birdhouse for display only?: No
Is this box occupied?: I don't know
Species: chickadees, violet green swallows, nuthatches, and wrens
|
Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo at the location.
A "Visited" only, will be deleted A.S.A.P.
|