This season's highlights
TH Essentials Training
Grow your skills. Grow your impact.
Therapeutic horticulture improves lives — and the right training helps you deliver it with confidence. Our TH Essentials Training gives you the practical tools, techniques and understanding you need to run safe, effective, meaningful gardening group and project. Whether you’re new to therapeutic gardening or looking to strengthen your practice, these courses offers a friendly, supportive pathway into the core skills every practitioner should have. These courses are CPD certified.
Discover what you’ll learn and how to get started.
Growing Hope: Therapeutic Gardening Changes Lives
GP visits fell by 67% after this therapeutic gardening programme — a powerful reminder that therapeutic horticulture can transform health and wellbeing. Participants felt better, became more active, and reconnected with their community.
The statistics only tell part of the story, hear about some of the positive changes they have experienced.
Get Started
Getting started with your therapeutic gardening project can be overwhelming, but we’ve got all the resources and information you need to get gardening. From activity sheets to factsheets, how-to videos and books, we’re here to help you and your group benefit.
Support Us
You can help people facing a host of difficulties, from mental health concerns to physical disabilities. By using the health-boosting power of gardening and nature connection, you can help people cultivate not only plants but their own well-being, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Learning and Professional Development
We can support you with:
- professional development and recognition
- Connecting you with other projects in the network to exchange good practice
- on-site fieldwork support
- Learning from others around the world
UK Association for Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (ASTH)
Welcome to the UK Association for Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (ASTH) – the professional body representing therapeutic horticulture across the UK.
Learning & Networking Meet Ups
Throughout the year we arrange in-person networking seminars in various locations across Scotland. These events allow people from all areas of therapeutic horticulture to come together and share their experience and knowledge.
International Seminar Series
Our Seminar Series has been running for 5 years and have grown in size and reputation. The seminars are for anyone who is interested in therapeutic horticulture, for those already working in the field and anyone who is just diving into this wonderful world for the first time.
Latest news
HTA Value of Green Spaces Report
The HTA have recently published the Value of Green Spaces Report. The report details the importance of Therapeutic Horticulture in...
East Ayrshire Community Hospital & Monday Men
Autumn has truly arrived – misty mornings, did we get a touch of ground frost the other morning?- a definite...
Spring bulb planting at Ayrshire Cancer Support
It’s been a dreach start to Autumn, but the sun shone for us last month at Ayrshire Cancer Support Drop-In...
THE GRASS IS GROWING GREENER FOR SCOTLAND’S GARDENING VOICE
Scotland ’ s only dedicated gardening podcast is celebrating national recognition this year after being Highly Commended at the inaugural...
Growing Hope: Therapeutic Gardening Changes Lives
When someone is living with depression or anxiety, even leaving the house can feel overwhelming. Everyday activities become daunting, confidence...
Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centre, George Street, Perth | Autumn Wreath Making
The group attending this creative autumn-themed session, enjoyed a warm and welcoming atmosphere with plenty of opportunities for socialising and...