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Growing People

Providing horticultural therapy in Herts to support people on their mental health recovery journey.

Growing People uses horticultural therapy to support people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health in North Herts. Sessions take place in our beautiful orchard garden and are led by qualified horticultural therapists. Our aim is to use the healing nature of gardens to support you on your journey to recovery. You can self-refer to our service, or be referred by a support worker

or other service provider. We welcome anyone who wants to improve their mental health, so there's no need for previous gardening experience! We run four half-day horticultural therapy sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays, and if you are interested in joining us, please do get in touch. Call us on 07794 347283, e-mail enquiries@growing-people.org.uk, or drop in for a chat at The Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living, Hitchin Rd, Letchworth, SG6 3NA. If you'd like to support us, visit: https://localgiving.org/charity/growing-people/

22/07/2025

Last week we had our annual Growing People BBQ. 😀

Its a time where our lovely
Gardeners and volunteers can join together in happy conversations about gardening
and enjoy good food! 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾🥗

Thanks to all the volunteers who made it possible and took the time to prepare some lovely
dishes. 💚

We had an amazing attendance and the rain very kindly held off until we were packing up and a good day was had by all! 💚

14/07/2025

In the summer heat, our wonderful volunteers dedicate their time to maintain our therapeutic gardens. 🌞💚🌱

Last week our team, dug over plots ready for our Gardeners to plant, made raised beds, watered thirsty plants and re-potted herbs.

Tending to the garden in the hot weather is no easy task, but we made sure to wear sunscreen and kept hydrated and took frequent breaks! 🌞😅

Volunteers don’t just help the garden grow, they help our Gardeners to thrive and continue with their therapy sessions.

A heart felt Thank You! Goes out to all our volunteers come rain or shine, you are truly amazing! 💚🤗

08/07/2025

Our lovely Gardeners had a bumper crop of vegetables to harvest – potatoes, onions, spring onions, beetroot, salad leaves, and spinach all grown from their plots.💚🧅🥔🫜

Such a plentiful harvest
that we had to scramble to find enough bags for them all!

All their hard work of sowing the seeds, nurturing and watering and weeding paid off and we are so proud of their wonderful achievements. 💚👨‍🌾👏

03/07/2025

A Huge Thanks to for choosing to spend your time at Growing People helping to prepare the grounds ready for our Gardeners. The herbs have never looked better, and you did an impressive job digging over the beds, raking up pinecones and sweeping the paths … your help is truly appreciated! 💚🙏

Volunteering is a wonderful way to get involved in something new, improve your physical and mental health, skills, confidence and community connections.

If you would like to volunteer with us or if you are an organisation thinking of a team building exercise and would like to join in the fun, sun and fresh air then email us:
growingpeople@hertsmindnetwork.org

We look forward to meeting you! 💚

24/06/2025

Is it a bird, a plane…no…it’s our “Super” lovely herb plants! 😂

Have no fear our herbs plants are here to bring fresh flavours to your meals! 💚🌱

Thanks to everyone who has supported us thus far. Your superpowers are truly amazing!
🤩👏

You can have your own herb plant heroes today, here’s a reminder what’s available:
Lavender, 2 varieties: Hidcote and Munstead • Rosemary • Angelica • Chives •
Sage and Variegated Sage
Hyssop •
Mint – assorted varieties •
Myrtle and many more herbs!

Prices:
*9cm pots @£2.00 each or 3 for £5
*11cm pots @£3.50 each or 3 for £10

Every herb plant you buy supports the therapeutic work we do, helping people living with mental health conditions to grow and flourish. 💚

Located at the Sadie Centre in the car park next to Sadie Wholefoods café.

Card payments are also accepted at Reception in the Roth Building (front building)

19/06/2025

Over the last week we have welcomed Peter Lickorish and groups of students from Shuttleworth College who are all studying for their Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) qualifications. 🌱👏

Horticulture, at its best, connects people, builds communities, creates beauty and improves the lives of all. 💚🌻

The green spaces horticulturists create positively impact on peoples’ lives. These spaces change behaviours, they improve both physical and mental health, they support environmental resilience and build stronger communities.

The importance of horticulture in wellness, therapy, social inclusion and community cohesion is one of the most exciting horticultural developments in recent years.

We hope that you all enjoyed seeing social and therapeutic horticulture in practice! 💚🌱😀
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12/06/2025

During we welcomed a wonderful group of volunteers from Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation who worked alongside our regular volunteers for the morning.

It was lovely to receive their following feedback:
“This morning, in honour of Volunteers’ Week, the team rolled up its sleeves and joined the nationwide celebration of kindness, community, and can-do spirit! Surrounded by the sights, scents, and serenity of nature at The Sadie Centre, proudly supporting Growing People – a fantastic local initiative offering therapeutic horticulture for individuals managing mental health challenges. From weeding, herb repotting, and path sweeping, the team dug deep (literally!) to help nurture both the garden and the wellbeing it supports. It was a muddy, meaningful, and memorable way to celebrate the magic of volunteering!”
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation

We are so pleased that Letchworth Garden Heritage Foundation enjoyed their time with us and thank them for visiting.

If you are an organisation thinking of a volunteering, please contact us on
growingpeople@hertsmindnetwork.org, we look forward to hearing from you.

10/06/2025

We’re taking our cues from nature to tell us what to do.🌞

Our Gardeners have been:
🌽•Planting tender crops like sweetcorn and squashes now that it’s warm enough at night.
🍅•Setting up tomato supports in the poly tunnel to make the most of the summer sun, so we can get the best, tastiest harvest in the late summer.
🫛•Harvesting early crops like broad beans and turnips now that they’re big enough.
🌱•Sowing seeds for late season crops while there’s some moisture around from the recent rain and some clouds to stop them drying out too fast.
🐛•And of course weeding, watering and picking of the pests!

So, there are lots of gardening activities that our Gardeners are enjoying and hopefully will reap the rewards when its harvest time. 🪏👩‍🌾🫜

04/06/2025

This week is 🥳 and a huge THANK YOU goes out to our fabulous team of volunteers who have dedicated their time and have been busy with various tasks around the gardens.💚👏

Over the last few weeks our volunteers have been:
🌼Making and mending wooden structures.
🌺•Pruning hedges and mowed the lawns.
🌸•Weeding flower beds and watering around the gardens.
🌻•Strimming around the orchard.
🌺•Tidying up and reseeding the wildflower patch and much more!

As well as supporting and helping our Gardeners with their plots.

Thank you volunteers for your kindness and generosity which is hugely appreciated and we couldn’t do it without your amazing help. 💚 🥳👏

20/05/2025

The Herbs Are Back and ready for a new home! 😀🪴

Our lovely Gardeners and volunteers have been busy over winter giving our herb plants plenty of TLC. 🧑‍🌾🪴💚

Now they’re thriving and healthy for the summer, ready to bring some lovely fragrances and flavours to your kitchen and make your cuisine extra special!

We have plenty of herb plants to choose from including:

Angelica * Chives * Hyssop
Lavender, 2 varieties: Hidcote and Rosa
Lemon Balm * Lemon Verbena
Mint – assorted varieties * Myrtle
Sage and Variegated Sage * Rosemary
and many more herb plants available!

Prices:
*9cm pots @£2.00 each or 3 for £5
*11cm pots @£3.50 each or 3 for £10

Available at the herb bench from our site, in the car park at The Sadie Centre, next to Sadies Wholefoods Café, throughout the growing season.

Every herb plant you buy supports the therapeutic work we do, helping people living with mental health conditions to grow and flourish. 💚🌱

16/05/2025

World Therapeutic Horticulture Day 18th May 2025 🌱

May 18th is World Therapeutic Horticulture Day and we’re reminded just how important it is to care for our minds with love, kindness patience. 💚

At Growing People, Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) as part of The Herts Mind Network , understand that spending time in nature is invaluable and can bring a calmness and a connection in a peaceful safe environment.

We’d like to thank one of our gardeners-turned-volunteer for sharing in her own words, how gardening has helped her through her journey:
“Just being outside gardening and being around kind people helps me, I feel I can just be myself and not think or worry about anything or feel judged. I can just be here in the moment, and it
gives me a feeling that I can do this.”

Sometimes, just planting one seed is enough, lets continue having an open discussion about mental health and make our outdoor spaces our sanctuary for our minds. 💚🪴

For more information about the work we do visit the links in our bio.

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Letchworth

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 4pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 4pm
Thursday	9:30am - 12:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 12:30pm

Website

http://www.growing-people.org.uk/, http://linktr.ee/growing_people_herts

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