by Cath Manuel | Feb 2, 2019 | Gardening, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Keeping a Garden Journal is a lovely way to record the plants you’re growing through each season, track the ingredients you add to the soil, list all the seeds sown and keep fond memories of good times in the garden. A journal can be created for your home garden and...
by Cath Manuel | Jan 3, 2019 | Gardening, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Throughout 2018 we enjoyed many good times in our therapeutic gardening groups growing fresh food and flowers and making beautiful green creations. These fun activities were very popular with gardeners so I thought I’d share the top 5 and encourage you to give these a...
by Cath Manuel | Aug 1, 2018 | A Thriving Garden, Gardening, Getting Started, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Many people living with dementia have limited access to outdoor spaces. They have a higher potential for falls and injury. Most experience confusion, anxiety, loneliness and depression. To reduce these feelings, people with dementia need to stay physically active to...
by Cath Manuel | Jul 11, 2018 | Gardening, Growing your Garden, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
If the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, and as Dorothy says “There’s no place like home” then delicious, healthy food enjoyed at home must be good for our mind, body and soul. These days our homes are defined in many ways. Home could be with your...
by Cath Manuel | Apr 26, 2018 | Gardening, Getting Started, Podcast, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Gardening as therapy has been used for centuries to cultivate health and wellbeing for people of all ages and abilities. For many people, especially those living within dementia support units, access to outdoor spaces can be limited. Such an environment, where they...
by Cath Manuel | Aug 29, 2017 | Gardening, Podcast, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Growing fresh herbs is a fantastic way to enjoy gardening, with the added bonus of health benefits and many uses. Herbs have used throughout history for centuries, and include culinary, healing, spiritual and decorative uses. In this episode I share a few simple ways...
