

About Hope Springs Gardening
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow"
(Audrey Hepburn)
Hope Springs Gardening uses social and therapeutic horticulture to support people experiencing mental health issues, particularly those experiencing grief.
“Social and therapeutic horticulture is the process of using plants and gardens to improve physical and mental health as well as communication and thinking skills” (Thrive UK)
Hope Springs Gardening aims to support individuals by restoring peaceful connections with the rhythms and patterns of the lifecycle to provide hope for the future
Services
01.
Private & Group Sessions
Using social and therapeutic horticulture techniques to support participants and to enable them to learn new things
02.
Public Speaking
About social and therapeutic horticulture for mental health, grief and wellbeing
03.
Gardening Workshops
For grief and bereavement organisations and mental health charities.
This Is Why
Our Knowledge Is Key
What We Know
Scientific studies show that working in or with nature is beneficial to our mental and physical health.
Benefits of gardening (Thrive UK)
- improved physical health through exercise
- improved mental health through sense of purpose and achievement
- connection with others - reduction in feelings of isolation or exclusion acquiring new skills
- feeling better for 'just being outside' and connecting with nature
What We Offer
- Private or group sessions using social and horticulture therapy techniques to support participants and to enable them to learn new things
- Public speaking about social and therapeutic horticulture for mental health, grief and wellbeing
- Gardening workshops for grief and bereavement organisations and mental health charities
14 years of experience in gardening and social and therapeutic horticulture
Eleanor Wroath, our owner, has a certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute in the USA and is currently working as a freelance support worker in a community garden, supporting people experiencing mental health issues. She is especially passionate about using gardening for therapeutic purpose for people experiencing bereavement and has run gardening workshops for families and individuals experiencing grief. She has a RHS Level II qualification in practical horticulture
Testimonials
New Jersey, USA


Dallas, Texas USA
Co-founder of and current garden teacher in “Alice’s Garden”, J.S Armstrong Elementary School,
Dallas, Texas USA


Nicki Whitworth, Founder of SLOW Charity (Surviving the Loss of Your World)
Joint Facilitators of Reflect, Restore, Renew Retreats


National registered charity for Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
