The Work of Trellis

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• The Work of Trellis
• Mike Hamilton,
• Trellis

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The work of Trellis

• The Scottish Therapeutic Gardening Network
• Mike Hamilton, Development Manager

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My job is wonderful, because my gardeners head
is on and any worries and health problems are
left behind

• Service user, The Coach House Trust, Glasgow

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Therapeutic gardening

• The therapeutic value of gardening has been known
  since Ancient Egyptian times
• Evidence suggests that therapeutic gardening can
  and does improve peoples health and well-being
• There has been a recent surge in interest in how
  gardening and other outdoor activities can help
  peoples health and well-being

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Therapeutic Gardening in Scotland

• c150 projects
• Hospitals, secure settings, allotments,
  schools/colleges, OT units, GP surgeries, day
  centres.
• Average 25 attendees
• Client base diverse

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Benefits

• Regular physical activity diabetes, cancers,
  depression, cardiovascular illness, osteoporosis,
  obesity dementias.
• Fresh produce diet
• Confidence, esteem
• Literacy, work skills

• Reminiscence work
• Nurturing relationship
• Responsibility
• Stress relief
• Rewarding plants respond to attention
• Social or solitary
• Being seen to be able, independent, contributing

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Problems projects face

• Resources
• Recognition
• Isolation
• Evaluation
• Evidence

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Trellis
Trellis is the national Scottish charity that
supports, promotes, and develops the use of
horticulture to improve health, well-being and
life opportunities for all.
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History of Trellis

• Constituted Jan 2005 registered as a Scottish
  charity company limited by guarantee
• Board educators, health social services
  professionals, freelance therapists, commercial
  horticulturalists, and voluntary sector workers
  with long connections to therapeutic gardening.
  From all over Scotland.
• Oldest UK project Scottish (Todhill, 1913).
  Scottish practitioners networking since 1980s.
  Thrive partner in Scotland twice 1990s, 02-06.
• Post-devolution time for locally-determined
  services, rooted in Scottish context. Backed up
  by 2 evaluations.

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What we offer

• Advice guidance
• Informative and interactive website
• Regional network meetings
• Annual conference
• Fieldworkers support
• Travel bursary scheme exchange visits
• Quarterly newsletter
• Study tours

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What we offer

• Profile raising for therapeutic gardening e.g.
  The Herald, Press Journal, Radio Scotland, The
  Scotsman
• Email briefings to members with news and events
  of interest
• Briefing papers on subjects of particular
  interest to projects
• Campaign for and represent on behalf of
  therapeutic gardening projects

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Partnerships

• Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
  (Joint Big Lottery Fund project)
• Garden for Life
• Gardening Scotland (part of the Living Garden)
• Forum for Environmental Volunteering (FEVA)
• Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society (SAGS)

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Trellis Our funders

• Big Lottery Fund
• Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
• Scottish Government Health 16B
• Donations

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Looking Ahead

• Training with CPD affiliation
• Develop a professional body for therapeutic
  gardening in Scotland
• Research
• Directory/Map of therapeutic gardening projects
  in Scotland
• New briefing papers
• Expanded Information Service

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Care Farming Scotland

• Trellis welcomes the launch of Care Farming in
  Scotland
• We look forward to working with Care Farming
  Scotland in areas of mutual interest
• We wish Care Farming Scotland well in developing
  its network in Scotland

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Contact

• Trellis
• 40, St John Street
• Perth
• PH1 5SP
• T 01738 624348
• Email mike_at_trellisscotland.org.uk
• Website www.trellisscotland.org.uk