The next Growing for Wellbeing Week will take place on the 7th – 13th June 2021. Set up by gardening therapy organisation, Life at No.27, the week is a celebration of the magic that growing your own produce can do for your wellbeing, both physically and mentally.

Approximately 1 in 8 children have a diagnosed mental health illness by the age of 14, and 1 in 4 adults in the UK will experience mental ill health each year. That doesn’t include the huge pandemic we are currently facing both physically and mentally across the world. There is strong evidence highlighting the health benefits of gardening and GYO in particular, including improved confidence, resilience, communication, concentration and ultimately self-belief.

Gardening improves mental health and enables better physical health, by providing an opportunity to connect with nature, learn new skills, escape our thoughts, safely relieve frustrations, acquire new skills, gain control, make mistakes, play and enjoy the great outdoors.