Who We Are

Trellis is registered as the Scottish Therapeutic Gardening Network - supporting, promoting and developing the use of horticulture to improve health, well-being and life opportunities for all.

Photo courtesy of Milltown Community Garden Workshop

What We Do

Therapeutic garden projects help people improve their fitness, mobility and mental health and gain skills and qualifications. Gardening can be sociable and is an accessible activity for everyone.

Projects operate in hospitals, secure units, day centres and community gardens, often with limited resources & little recognition.

Trellis, established in 2005, works across Scotland with over 125 therapeutic gardening projects. The Network helps projects to support each other through the sharing of expertise, good practice and resources.

Services We Provide

1. Our information service provides advice and support, maintains our national database of projects, produces our quarterly ‘Propagator’ newsletter and the Trellis website.
2. Our network events provide local opportunities for staff & volunteers from therapeutic gardening projects to share ideas and mutual support.
3. Our annual conference brings together people interested in therapeutic gardening from every region of Scotland.
4. Our promotional activities aim to raise the profile of therapeutic gardening in Scotland and increase recognition of this valuable work.