Patrons: Lord Aberdeen and Jim McColl, MBE Supported by The Scottish Government, Gannochy Trust
Registered in Scotland as The Scottish Therapeutic Gardening Network – Company no: 299227 SC no: 037429
40, St John Street, PERTH, PH1 5SP – Tel: 01738 624348 /...
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Patrons: Lord Aberdeen and Jim McColl, MBE Supported by The Scottish Government, Gannochy Trust
Registered in Scotland as The Scottish Therapeutic Gardening Network – Company no: 299227 SC no: 037429
40, St John Street, PERTH, PH1 5SP – Tel: 01738 624348 / M: 07770 724399 / E: info@trellisscotland.
org.
uk / www.
trellisscotland.
org.
uk
What is Therapeutic Gardening?
Many people testify to the therapeutic effects of gardening.
Ask gardeners what they value
about their pastime or vocation, and you’re likely to hear about its relaxing effect, how it reduces
stress, helps us forget our problems, keeps us fit, leads to healthier diets enriched with fresh
produce, and even offers social interaction via horticultural societies, flower shows and seed swaps.
So if one activity can have all these powerful positive effects, it makes sense to harness them and
use them to our benefit.
Therapeutic horticulture has been defined as ‘The use of plants by a trained professional as a
medium through
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