Gardening for health and wellbeing

Find out how gardens boost your mental and physical wellbeing, and discover stories from people whose lives improved because of it

How to create a wellbeing garden

Maximise the healing power of nature

What the science says

Finding your peaceful haven

Looking for peace and serenity? Then step outside

How flower colours can shape how you feel

Turn the volume up or down in the garden

Why gardening makes us feel better

Discover how you can make the most of it

Finding your peaceful haven

Looking for peace and serenity? Then step outside

How flower colours can shape how you feel

Turn the volume up or down in the garden

Why gardening makes us feel better

Discover how you can make the most of it

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RHS State of Gardening Report

The RHS State of Gardening Report 2025 is the first in-depth look at gardening’s impact on UK health, communities, the economy and the environment, with insights, data and trends written by some of the UK’s leading garden scientists and horticulturists.

See the RHS State of Gardening Report

Wellbeing at RHS Gardens

Wellbeing Garden at RHS Wisley

The Wellbeing Garden opened in October 2021 and formed part of the development of RHS Hilltop

RHS Bridgewater’s social project

Transforming people’s lives through therapeutic gardening

Wellbeing at RHS Partner Gardens

Explore how RHS Partner Gardens offer restorative activities that help people feel healthier
See RHS Gardens 

NHS wellbeing gardens

A partnership between the RHS and the NHS

Discover the wellbeing gardens being built around England for staff, patients and the local communities.

A partnership between the RHS and the NHS

Real-life stories

First Scandinavian therapy garden built in Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine’s mental health crisis

The Gardeners’ House brings people and nature together

A therapeutic space for those living with dementia

“Alcohol stole my life, but gardening has filled the void”

Joe Craik’s journey to sobriety

First Scandinavian therapy garden built in Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine’s mental health crisis

The Gardeners’ House brings people and nature together

A therapeutic space for those living with dementia

“Alcohol stole my life, but gardening has filled the void”

Joe Craik’s journey to sobriety

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Gardening with health conditions

Gardening after a brain injury

How one man rediscovered his passion

Gardening with sight loss

Get the most out of your gardening experience

Creating a dementia-friendly garden

How to make a garden more accessible

Gardening after a brain injury

How one man rediscovered his passion

Gardening with sight loss

Get the most out of your gardening experience

Creating a dementia-friendly garden

How to make a garden more accessible

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