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Pop the kettle on and settle down with a cuppa to read what our Mental Health charity based in Bath has been up to...



Veg Galore
Our Partnership group working out of St Martin’s School with St Philips & St James church continues to flourish. Our volunteers have been...
Grow for Life
Jun 24, 2022


Growth and Change
Our return to the Walled Garden in Newton St Loe this Thursday was just brilliant, so much had grown and changed since our last visit....
Grow for Life
Jun 23, 2022


Propagating and Potting
Our second horticultural therapy session with the Genesis Trust group this afternoon - first off we found some outdoor shade! We then...
Grow for Life
Jun 16, 2022


Foundations and Future
Grow for Life is taking some time to reflect on where it is now heading after being founded more than seven years ago. We started this...
Grow for Life
Jun 14, 2022


Railway Flowers
Thursday afternoon saw a group from the Genesis trust join us for some horticultural therapy. They chose flowers from the greenhouse and...
Grow for Life
Jun 10, 2022


The Botanical
This week our social and therapeutic gardening group were out and about in the Botanical gardens of Victoria Park. With the recent rain...
Grow for Life
Jun 9, 2022


Flowers for Life
Our final Flowers for Life session, planting up hanging baskets for display at Bath Royal United Hospital. We put striking gaura 'sparkle...
Grow for Life
May 30, 2022


What a difference a month makes...
What a difference a month makes. Our social and therapeutic gardening group returned to the Walled garden our May visit, and for many it...
Grow for Life
May 27, 2022


Fairfield House
This Thursday we were we were enthusiastically welcomed at Fairfield House, a local community centre. The GFL team made a huge visual...
Grow for Life
May 19, 2022


Graduation Day
Congratulations to all our City & Guilds Level 1 Horticulture class today—they passed! Week 12 our last session, started with assessments...
Grow for Life
May 17, 2022


Good Gym
We welcomed a bright, energetic team of volunteers from @goodgym to the Walled Garden this weekend. Their help was invaluable to us. As a...
Grow for Life
May 16, 2022


A Spring Clear
Our social and therapeutic gardening group were back at Bridgemead Care home this week. A little more clearance and throwing, than...
Grow for Life
May 13, 2022


Hanging Baskets
This week we created hanging baskets for sale in the Urban Garden garden centre. Starting with a pre-planted mix of geranium, verbena,...
Grow for Life
May 13, 2022


Potting Skills
It was week 10 on our City & Guilds Horticulture course and we were ready to be assessed on our potting on skills. Potting up Verbena...
Grow for Life
May 3, 2022


Walled Garden Update
Its been a month since our social and therapeutic Thursday group have been to the walled garden at Newton St Loe. And for many much has...
Grow for Life
Apr 29, 2022


Class Time
It was week 9 on our City & Guilds Horticulture course and we helped the Parks Department to pot on Verbena bonariensis. These small...
Grow for Life
Apr 28, 2022


Propagation Prowess
It was week 8 on our City & Guilds Horticulture course and we undertook our first practical assessment with the group on Propagation. The...
Grow for Life
Apr 20, 2022


A Session in the Sun
A lovely session in the sun and tranquillity of the Quaker Burial Garden with our social and therapeutic horticultural group. Over a...
Wayne McMaster
Apr 4, 2022


Ivy & Lemon Drizzle
Our Grow for Life Partnership group, working with St Philips church and St Martins school came together on Saturday. It was another...
Wayne McMaster
Apr 4, 2022


Potato Planting
Our social and therapeutic horticultural group spent a very productive Thursday morning at the Walled Garden at Newton St Loe. Last month...
Wayne McMaster
Apr 1, 2022
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