Our staff and fieldworker team support therapeutic horticulture groups and start-up projects across the country to make the most of their garden space so it offers maximum benefits to participants, and to shortcut the process of starting a new project. Complete our query form to get in touch:
Representing the Sector
Trellis works hard to represent and promote the benefits of therapeutic horticulture and the impact of the work of practitioners and groups in our network. We attend national events and conferences, cross party groups and seminars, help organise study tours and comment on policy consultations. Where possible, we also present at events in other countries and regions, in person or online.
We inaugurated World Therapeutic Horticulture Day #WTHD in May 2023 because without awareness, we cannot have recognition of therapeutic horticulture. You are warmly invited to take part in the next World Day, which is a truly global celebration of therapeutic horticulture practice around the world. Visit our dedicated page where we have lots of resources to help you make a splash next May. You can add your voice to the effort to raise the profile of therapeutic gardening in Scotland and around the world. Together we can help increase recognition of and support for this valuable work.
Stories from the Network
HMP Dumfries
One of our most recent projects took place at HMP Dumfries where they were designing and constructing a Wellbeing 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...
Fran's Story
The ‘Space to Grow’ garden/allotment project at the Borders Hospital Huntlyburn Ward gives patients the chance to leave the ward...
Reasons to be Cheerful
From a practitioner and long-time network member in rural Dumfries & Galloway on the subject of our network good practice...
Our Fieldwork Team
Fiona Brown
In 2020 I made the move to become a therapeutic horticulturist, as I wanted to share my love of nature...
Jenny Foulkes
I was introduced to the inspirational world of therapeutic horticulture and community gardening in 1998, while I was studying for...
Christina Hughes Nind
I started a career change nine years ago and retrained as a gardener and horticultural therapist, completing the Diploma in...
Caroline Kerr-Smith
In the 1990s I studied horticulture and garden design at Norwood Hall and Capel Manor colleges in London. I went...
Karin Chipulina
I have always liked being outdoors. As a child of a Swedish mother, we spent many summers near lakes and...
Joanne Evans
I qualified as a garden designer in 2009 with an HNC Garden Design with distinction from Scottish Agricultural College in...
Toni Clark
The thrill of shared gardening started over 15 years ago for me when encouraging and enabling Highland schools and communities...
Inglis Thorburn
I am a design graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and in addition I hold the RHS Level 2 Certificate...
M.T. O’Donnell
I am Editor of Scotland Grows magazine, and Host of the Scotland Grows Show, both dedicated platforms to celebrating gardening...
Ruth Mackie
My interest in therapeutic horticulture began when I first started gardening, and my own sense of wellbeing was transformed. This...
Michelle Woodall
Having been a psychotherapist for ten years and prior to that working in community development setting up and supporting community...
Jenna McDonald
After taking a leap of faith into a new career path, I recently earned an HNC in Horticulture with distinction...