Explore the inspiring Art in the Gart: Summerhouse Gardens Project and new TH book Restore: How Green Spaces Support Human Restoration with its author Sandra Schwarz, who will share her insights.
Join us for a Trellis networking seminar celebrating the wellbeing benefits of gardening. This relaxed and welcoming event offers a great chance to meet like-minded people, exchange ideas, and connect with others who share a passion for improving health through gardening.
The day will feature a guided tour of the gardens, plenty of time to chat and network over lunch, an engaging introductory session with talk and Q&A, and an opportunity to reflect together on key ideas and next steps. Whether you’re experienced or simply curious, you’ll receive a warm welcome.
Speaker biography
Sandra Schwarz - Author
SANDRA SCHWARZ is an educator, landscape architect and author who is passionate about understanding and sharing what makes green spaces restorative. The seed for her book was sown while undertaking a double Masters – Landscape Architecture, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Alnarp) and University of Melbourne (Parkville/Burnley). Her book RESTORE expands on her academic work, deep diving into the history of green spaces for human respite and drawing on experiences and reflections on restorative and therapeutic green spaces across Europe, Asia, North and Central America. After almost two decades as a secondary teacher, Sandra has continued to support education around Therapeutic Landscapes at the Burnley Campus (University of Melbourne) and through public speaking, sharing her research findings. Having recently added allied health training to her ‘tool belt’, Sandra continues to combine gardening and health. She volunteers weekly at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, helping care for the gardens that are so appreciated by the patients, staff and visitors.