“All the information from studies to date makes it clear
that gardening is good for you.
The Growing Together
research shows how it goes much further than that.
It is not a trivial activity, but is the setting for a wide
range of activities enabling...
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“All the information from studies to date makes it clear
that gardening is good for you.
The Growing Together
research shows how it goes much further than that.
It is not a trivial activity, but is the setting for a wide
range of activities enabling social contact, exercise and
group interaction, as well as providing the opportunities
for addressing cognitive and physical impairments and
for developing vocational skills – all the elements that
lead to social inclusion.
”
Sir Richard Thompson, consultant physician.
Health, Well-being
and Social Inclusion
Therapeutic Horticulture in the UK
Executive Summary
Joe Sempik, Jo Aldridge and Saul Becker
This is an Executive Summary of the final report of the threeyear research project Growing Together – Promoting Social
Inclusion, Health and Well-being for Vulnerable Adults
through the use of Horticulture and Gardening.
It was prepared by the research team at Loughborough
University and is a collaboration between Loughborough
University and
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