Projects and Places

UK

South West Yorkshire NHS Trust – Horticultural therapy programs working with adults with learning disabilities, metal health problems and older aged adults. http://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/horticulturaltherapy

Bridewell Organic Garden – Therapeutic garden for people suffering from mental illness in Oxfordshire. http://www.bridewellorganicgardens.co.uk/

Cherry Tree Nursery – Plant nursery run by people suffering from mental health issues in Bournmouth. http://www.cherrytreenursery.org.uk/

North America

Chicago Botanic Horticultural Therapy and Buehler Enabling Garden. http://www.chicagobotanic.org/therapy/

Project Grow Gardens – Website about the community gardens situated in 16 different locations around Ann Arbor, MI, USA. http://projectgrowgardens.org/

Weed Out Hate – Using horticulture to educate children and promote peace in Spingfield, Illinois, USA. http://www.weedouthate.org/index.html

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Thrive gardens open this year on:
Trunkwell nr Reading
•Saturday May 4 – Spring open gardens, 11am to 4pm
•Sunday July 7 – Summer open gardens, cream teas and cakes, 2pm to 4.30pm
•Sunday July 28 – Summer open gardens, cream teas and cakes, 2pm to 4.30pm
•Saturday September 14 – Harvest Festival and open gardens, 11am to 4pm
Batterseaq park London:
Open Garden Squares at the Herb Garden with Thrive therapists on June 8th and 9th 2013

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