This is a very exciting post because we have just finished our first ever GCJ Book Club read, Grow Easy by Anna Greenland. What a great book to get us started! Before we start talking about Grow...
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Meaningful winter activities
Winter can be a hard time for many people. The shorter, colder days might make it more difficult for us to get outside and enjoy nature in the ways we would at other times of the year. However,...
Book club!
Like many other people I have appreciated books more than ever in the past two years. I have wishlists on paper and saved in social media, purchases waiting in checkouts, holds placed with my local...
Great books about wellbeing and nature
Here are some great books I have on my bookshelf. Some are specifically related to health, wellbeing and nature and some a little more loosely so. However, all encourage us to think about our...
What is social and therapeutic horticulture?
I write about Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) a lot on this website, so I thought it would be useful to explain a little more about what it is and how it is used. The benefits of...
Gardening and the 5 ways to wellbeing
The knowledge that gardening and caring for nature has positive effects on our wellbeing is quite widespread now. Furthermore, solid evidence as to how and why it is beneficial is continually...
Providing support with growing kits
Can you help me provide growing kits and / or creative plant based activities to a charity that supports people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless? A couple of weeks ago I put together...
My journey to Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
I distinctly remember the first time I noticed the significant positive effect that gardening has on my body and mind. I even spoke it out loud at the time. I also remember years later when I...
Rose infused hand salve…and plant nostalgia
When the roses are in bloom I smell them all the time. Their scent is so delicious that ideally I'd like the flower to be as big as my head so I could bury my face right inside it, close my eyes and...
