Case Studies

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hands gardening

From prisons to hospitals and care homes, the Trellis network of therapeutic gardening projects has a huge impact on the lives of people with defined support or health needs. Here are some examples:

Stories from the Network

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garden at HMP Dumfries

HMP Dumfries

One of our most recent projects took place at HMP Dumfries where they were designing and constructing a Wellbeing Garden...

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Birkhill Dye Garden

Birkhill House Dye Garden

From Shetland to South-West Scotland, Trellis is supporting over 500 gardens projects – helping those in need, through horticulture. Our...

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Fran from the Space to Grow project

Fran's Story

The ‘Space to Grow’ garden/allotment project at the Borders Hospital Huntlyburn Ward gives patients the chance to leave the ward...

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Horners Plot

Reasons to be Cheerful

From a practitioner and long-time network member in rural Dumfries & Galloway on the subject of our network good practice...

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Digging for freedom

Digging for Freedom

The testimonial of a man who discovered the health benefits of gardening while serving his sentence at HMP Dumfries. Reproduced...

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Have a laugh

Having a Laugh

Appraisal of a Trellis Demo Session at a care home in Perthshire, winter 2017-18 The session went very well. All...

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Tales from Horners Plot

Tales from Horners Plot

A gardener from Horners Plot in Perth explains what he likes about the 'little gem' hidden away in the city...

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Lessons from the Garden

Lessons from the Garden

Mandy, a practitioner working at a school in Perth explains what she loves about her job: It’s a beautiful setting...

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