hospice Archives - Gardening by Design

National Gardening (Therapy) Week

National Garden Week 2020 saw me writing a blog post for the ellenor Hospice on how we can all benefit from time spent enjoying our garden or a local park. With current global worries about COVID-19 and much reduced personal contact with family, friends and community, the ability of nature to relax and restore make those green spaces we do...

Green Shoots Garden Therapy at the ellenor Hospice

It is hard to enter the ellenor hospice in Gravesend without noticing the lovely garden, visible through the building and from many of the rooms and offices. What may be less obvious is the contribution the garden makes to the patients, families, visitors, staff and volunteers who make the ellenor the place that it is. Just ten minutes of quiet...