Located within an urban context in downtown Louisville, the Kosair Children’s Hospital Healing Garden is an outdoor interactive garden environment based on an abstraction of Kentucky’s unique geography. Organized into five primary zones - Meadow, Forest, Valley, River, and Cavern - the garden offers a diverse range of fully-accessible spaces that invite exploration & discovery for children of all ages and abilities. Familiar elements of the Appalachian landscape, reinterpreted through both natural and man-made elements, are alluded to through color, scale, texture, and natural light, encouraging visitors to use their imagination and sense of play.