Growth Therapy

14/01/2026

Too cold for work today so we had a lego afternoon (with support from Primrose) 💚

17/12/2025

Its almost the end of term and the weather is rubbish so we spent the day playing Christmas bingo and decorating cookies…. Well done guys! 😋🍪🎄🎅🏻💚

12/12/2025

Primrose is feeling Christmassy today, sadly she missed the bingo and biscuit decorating but she’s enjoying a warm cuddle 😍🌲💚

09/12/2025

The weather has been pretty awful lately, so we’ve been enjoying the Lego and some pebble crafts and keeping nice and cosy in the yurt ☺️🐿️🔥🌲💚

31/10/2025

How beautiful 😍 🐝💚

She doesn’t die in the hive. She dies where she lived — among flowers.
When worker bees grow old, their wings fray, their flight weakens, and their work begins to slow.

Scientists and beekeepers have observed a quiet ritual:
as the end nears, the bees slip away from their hives, choosing to rest on nearby blooms beneath the fading light.
By dying outside, they protect the colony from disease — their final act of service.

Sometimes, they gather one last grain of pollen before their wings give out —
a farewell offering to the hive they spent their lives building.
It’s less an ending, more a lesson — that purpose doesn’t fade; it transforms.

Every jar of honey, every bloom, every piece of fruit carries their devotion.
Because even in their final flight, they remind us what love in action looks like.

Source: Smithsonian Magazine (2023), National Geographic (2024), BBC Earth (2023)

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween to all our friends and followers!
We’ve had a great time carving pumpkins with our young people 🎃
Have a great time whatever you are doing tonight and remember to stay safe 💚

22/10/2025

🍅We are still picking our beautiful tomatoes in October!!
🍅Some of these will be eaten raw and some made into delicious chutney 😋
🍅 Here is a link to the recipe we use:

https://www.recipesmadeeasy.co.uk/easy-tomato-chutney/

21/10/2025

Its almost half term and the days are getting shorter, autumn is well and truly here 🍁🍂🍄‍🟫🦔

We have some 1-1 spaces available at the garden, if anyone is looking for some support with a therapeutic practitioner… contact us for further details, either message the page or email admin@growththerapy.co.uk

Photo of lovely Rufus to make you smile 😊🌲💚

18/10/2025

What a great idea… think we will make one with our groups 😊🌲🦔🐝🐜🐸💚

🪵 Build a Brush Pile That Becomes a Winter Shelter
A simple pile of sticks and branches can become one of the most valuable habitats in your garden.

How to build it:
• Stack larger logs or branches at the base for air gaps.
• Add medium twigs and smaller sticks on top.
• Fill gaps with leaves, bark, and straw.
• Place it in a quiet, shaded corner.

Who moves in:
• Wrens, robins, and sparrows find shelter from wind and snow.
• Toads, frogs, and small mammals overwinter safely inside.
• Beetles and pollinators use the decaying wood for nesting.

✨ Leave it undisturbed through winter. By spring, it becomes a thriving mini-ecosystem that recycles nutrients and supports wildlife.

16/10/2025

Some of you may recall, earlier in the year we created a beautiful planter with the help of our young people from Dowdales school as part of Cumbria in Bloom… Dalton was awarded a Silver Gilt medal! What a fabulous achievement! We were so happy to be involved, well done to all who took part 👏🏻🌼🌸🌻💚

02/10/2025

🍎🍎FREE🍏🍏

Apples outside the gate today!
We are inundated with them so theres plenty to go round, help yourselves 😊💚

07/09/2025

After a very busy summer hosting a family wedding, the growth therapy team took a step back from gardening to enjoy the lovely weather and make the most of our beautiful space! Here are some pictures to show you what we’ve been up too.

We look forward to welcoming the young people back this week 😇💚