Rosemary & Thyme: Garden Companion

09/07/2025

One of my summer highlights. I run a few workshops on a voluntary basis at the Snowdrop Project - a brilliant charity. Lovely engaging client group. 🌸🌸🌸

If you don’t know much about this charity, please look it up and support it, any way you can. 🪴🌸🪴

06/03/2025

Great gardening session St Luke's - Sheffield's Hospicethis week! 🌿 Back in the greenhouse, getting hands moving with kokedama moss balls 🌱, tidying the courtyard and raised beds 🌸, and soaking up the fresh air. Friends, tea ☕, and plenty of green therapy—just how we like it! 💚 ”

27/02/2025

🌸 Social Gardening Club. 🌸

We’re starting another round of ‘Social Gardening Club’ at Broomhill library:

Wednesday 5th March. 1030-12.00

This is a great way for people to gain confidence in the garden and get out and about in the community and make new friends.

(We are based inside the library until the weather improves doing a wide range of activities- garden & floristry related).

Come along but please book your spot as spaces are limited.

All welcome. This is a relaxed, friendly group. 🌸🌱🌸 … suited to beginners. No previous experience necessary.

Please SHARE!

Ty

Broomhill Community Library
Broomhill Watch
Crosspool & Fulwood
Sheffield Flourish
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Sheffield Mind
Snowdrop Project
Friends of Redmires Wood
FOBS - Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Fulwood Forum
Fulwood Community, Sheffield

14/01/2025

After nearly 8 days of snow fully covering our garden and being pretty much house bound the sun has come out and it’s now 10 degrees! I’ve popped out to assess the garden damage and let the hens out, for a much needed leg stretch and wild forage.

I’m so excited that the hellabores have survived and the daffodils are coming up nicely, undeterred by the snow.

0h, and most interestingly I found three semi-frozen owl pellets - they’re not very photogenic, trust me.

☀️roll on spring time! 🌼🌷🌼

❄️☀️❄️

13/01/2025

There are still some places available.

Please share with any possible folk whom you think might enjoy getting out to meet new people and learn some new skills.

Mind Broomhill Community Library Snowdrop Project St Luke's - Sheffield's Hospice Sheffield Flourish FOBS - Sheffield Botanical Gardens Sheffield Mind

Sign up here:

https://www.broomhill-library.org.uk and if you miss out there will be more sessions coming!

So excited to be leading this - please share with anyone whom you might know that could benefit from getting out and about over the next few weeks. This will be a great way to make new friends, have a cuppa and learn some new green skills. 🌸

Booking essential.

Broomhill Community Library

05/01/2025

So excited to be leading this - please share with anyone whom you might know that could benefit from getting out and about over the next few weeks. This will be a great way to make new friends, have a cuppa and learn some new green skills. 🌸

Booking essential.

Broomhill Community Library

04/12/2024

It’s been a super busy few days with lots of wreath making workshops. And wonderful meeting so many lovely people and seeing friends old & new.

I love using all British foliage ( much of which I gather from my friend’s farm
on the Welsh border) & moss, also from sustainable Welsh sources.

🎄There are so many talented people out there who have hidden creative talents - turning out stunning wreath creations. Keep going- and adding to your living wreaths.

🎄Thank you to everyone who has attended our workshops.

🎄It’s nearly time for our hands to have a well rested break from twisting twine & cutting greenery. But we will be busy planning workshops for 2025… and catching up on very overdue bulb planting. Ops! 🌼🌷

FOBS - Sheffield Botanical Gardens St Luke's - Sheffield's Hospice Sheffield Botanical Gardens

27/11/2024

Farm time! Gathering greenery for my Xmas wreath making courses. My happy place.

19/10/2024

A lovely morning hosting an autumn wreath making workshop. Some very creative people enjoying playing with nature’s creations in the calm surroundings of beautiful gardens.
FOBS - Sheffield Botanical Gardens

20/08/2024

September is a busy month for Social and Therapeutic Horticultural (STH) events.

A couple of really interesting FREE online webinars coming up hosted by University of Essex on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th September showcasing latest reserach on:

- 🌻 Growing Social and Therapeutic Horticulture in UK mental healthcare

- 🌻 Growing Social and Therapeutic Horticulture uptake in the UK

An online webinar and discussion for STH providers.

18/05/2024

Celebration day! World Therapeutic Horticulture Day…

I love working in all green settings to help improve people’s well being, including my own.

My work as a Social & Therapeutic Horticultural practitioner is so varied from week to week. My clients range from a hospice, a care home, to private elderly clients in their own homes, clients with dementia to working alongside clients who are super busy & struggle to find the mojo to garden by themselves oh and a little bit of garden design & planting on & running a few workshops. All green.

Every week is different & I’m continuously learning. I love the people I work with & hand on heart everyone I work with in a green space is better for having spent time outdoors or interacting with nature.

I meet some awe inspiring people in my role all so generous with their time & knowledge. Thank you each & everyone of you.

I’m spending my day today celebrating my love for wildlife gardening, in my own little corner of green heaven & sowing some seeds.

How are you celebrating?

09/03/2024

We just love working with British grown tulips- so fresh, so colourful & grown less than 100 miles away.

A fun day of workshops with some lovely people. Laughter, concentration & learning new skills.

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