11 make your garden grow

Having kicked off with Stennack in St Ives with their fabulous Sensory and Edible Garden, more have followed suit and we now have a String of Green Pearls emerging- gardens and green spaces right next to or in collaboration with practices for staff and patients, from a couple of welcoming benches and some planters, to full blown permacultural community gardens; and lots more happening across our hospital and health sites in secondary care. You can find out about the wider String of Green Pearls here.

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The benefits are huge. Good for staff rest and respite; good for patient physical and mental health; good for community connection, good for water management in the soil; good for pollinators, good for learning about food and caring for our ecosystems; good to have somewhere to sit and breathe. There is nothing to not like.

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If you're not growing already - give us a shout. We're pretty good and finding ways to help you make it happen!

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And a few words from Fowey!

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"Just wanted to show you what we have done with the grant money for our patients.

Whilst I was there today filling the planter, all the patients that were passing me (and my husband who helped me choose the plants/plant them) were so pleased with it.

We had comments like 'this is such a lovely thing to do' 'the view will be amazing from that bench'

I am so happy especially as the patients will get so much joy from it.

It has inspired us to do more planting of plants/flowers in our other grass areas at the front of the building to make it more welcoming.

Thank you again for the grant.

Tracey"