Ready for Winter? Getting through the colder months with your TH group
with Emma Martindale and Jenny Simpson, Trellis
Members - FREE
Non-members - £10
Explore how to support your therapeutic horticulture (TH) group through the challenges of winter. From planning for staff absences and preparing for harsher weather, to helping participants manage seasonal changes like increased pain, SAD, and anxiety — this session looks at what to consider and how to stay prepared. It will also share ideas for seasonal activities, practical considerations like insurance and PPE, and positive ways to help your group continue to thrive, even in the colder months.
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Speaker biography
Emma Martindale - Training & Standards Officer
Emma originally qualified with a BSc in Ecology and then went on to work in a variety of community garden projects in Edinburgh including at the Edinburgh Community Backgreens Association, and Gorgie City Farm. She then returned to study, completing a Masters in Social Work and then working in an adult learning disability team in the Scottish Borders while continuing to garden at home, and as a volunteer with Gorebridge Community Gardens. After 8 years in social work the pull of therapeutic gardening was strong, and she is now self-employed running Nature on the Mind, which supports individuals and organisations to improve wellbeing through gardening and time in nature. Emma has an interest the professional development of those working in social and therapeutic gardens, the links between improved wellbeing and time spent in gardens and nature, and in academic research relating to horticultural therapy and nature-based interventions.