Our staff and fieldworker team support therapeutic horticulture groups and start‑up projects across the country, helping them make the most of their garden spaces to maximise benefits for participants and fast‑track the development of new projects.
Subject to funding and staff availability, Trellis offers a range of on‑site support to specialist support organisations, NHS services, social care providers and care homes. Explore some of the options available below, and please use the enquiry form to get in touch if you have any questions or would like to discuss our on‑site support further.
Consultation Visits
Subject to funding and staff availability, Trellis offers a half‑day consultation visit free of charge to specialist support organisations, NHS services, social care providers and care homes.
Subject to funding and staff availability, Trellis offers a half‑day consultation visit free of charge to specialist support organisations, NHS services, social care providers and care homes.
Garden Design Plans
Garden Design Concept and Sketch Plans are available from £380, plus travel costs.
Garden Design Concept and Sketch Plans are available from £380, plus travel costs.
Planting Plans
Planting Plans can be provided from £160, plus travel costs.
Planting Plans can be provided from £160, plus travel costs.
Planting Days
If you already have a Trellis Planting Plan or one you have shared with us, and would like support from an experienced gardener to coordinate the planting with your group on the day, Planting Days start from £160, plus travel costs.
If you already have a Trellis Planting Plan or one you have shared with us, and would like support from an experienced gardener to coordinate the planting with your group on the day, Planting Days start from £160, plus travel costs.
Training Sessions
We offer bespoke training sessions for your staff and volunteer team from £695 , plus materials and travel costs.
This includes a day of training for up to twelve participants, covering topics such as:
Therapeutic horticulture
Practical gardening skills
Adapting gardening activities to suit your group’s needs
Health and safety considerations when gardening with groups
Training content can be tailored to your requirements—please contact us to discuss topics, options and availability.
We offer bespoke training sessions for your staff and volunteer team from £695 , plus materials and travel costs.
This includes a day of training for up to twelve participants, covering topics such as:
Therapeutic horticulture
Practical gardening skills
Adapting gardening activities to suit your group’s needs
Health and safety considerations when gardening with groups
Training content can be tailored to your requirements—please contact us to discuss topics, options and availability.
Our On-site Support Team - Freelance Fieldworkers
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...
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...
Jenna McDonald
After taking a leap of faith into a new career path, I recently earned an HNC in Horticulture with distinction...
Helen Foulkes
After previously working in the NHS and MOD as a RGN nurse a change in career took me from working...