NHS St Martin’s Hospital, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury: Webbs Garden, Canterbury, Kent
A friendly, welcoming garden with a range of activities growing fruit, vegetables for the hospital café and selling vegetables and plants. There is no pressure to learn, just enjoying the quiet space and someone to talk to if that is required, join in when you are ready, grows people into well-being. Find out more.
Abbey Physic Community Garden, Abbey Place, Faversham, Kent
A long-standing project offering a range of services. A drop in when you need a session, ‘men with sheds’, weekday and weekend events with a café serving food from the garden. Willow weaving to well-being short courses. Find out more.
Forest Farm Peace Garden, Hainault, London
A specialist provider of ecotherapy for people with defined needs, running nature-based activities and educational and health-focused workshops. Forest Farm Peace Garden are dedicated to improving health and wellbeing, building a thriving community and promoting environmental sustainability. Find out more.
Crossways Community – Flourish Garden Project, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Flourish is a community gardening project based at the Southwood Road Allotments in Rusthall, supporting individuals who are experiencing mental health challenges and who may be feeling lonely or socially isolated. At Flourish, they believe that gardening offers more than just fresh air and exercise—it provides a calming, purposeful activity that helps nurture emotional well-being and builds meaningful connections with others. Find out more.
Kate Cheshire is the Flourish Mental Health Programme Lead and is open to collaboration for site visits, research, mentoring, volunteer placements and local networking with peers. kate.cheshire@crosswayscommunity.org.uk