Can the scent of pandan, the touch of a leaf or the sound of flowing water help hospital patients recover? Changi General Hospital has introduced Singapore’s first nature-based therapy programme integrated into inpatient care at an acute hospital. Lance Alexander speaks with Adj A/Prof Lim Si Ching, Senior Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine and Principal Investigator of the Nature-based Therapy programme at CGH explores how specially designed sensory gardens are being used to support older patients and their caregivers, what doctors have observed so far, and whether nature-based therapy could become part of routine hospital care in Singapore.