gardening on prescription: improving your wellbeing through horticulture
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Gardening on Prescription: Improving your Wellbeing through HorticultureTRANSCRIPT
Interaction with nature can help with symptoms of depression
Nurturing things can help improve our sense of worth
Learning a new skill can help increase our self esteem
Getting our hands dirty allows us to have fun
Registered charity number 1128592
M a yf i e l d N u r s e r i e s
Tel: 023 80447743
Mayfield Nurseries
Mayfield Park
Weston Lane
Southampton
So19 9HL
Improving your
wellbeing
through
horticulture
www.mayfieldnurseries.org.uk
registered charity
Please complete the details below and return to Mayfield Nurseries, alternatively we can take a referral by telephone or email from the doctor.
Doctor’s name
Surgery Address and Tel
Reasons for referral
Name of person being referred
Address and telephone of person being referred
Doctor’s signature or stamp
Return to: Mayfield Nurseries
Mayfield Park, Weston Lane
Southampton SO9 9HL, Tel: 02380447743
Mayfield Nurseries is a subsidiary of your
local mental health charity Solent Mind
Gardening on Prescription is a new GP referral Scheme run by the local charity Mayfield
Nurseries and funded through NHS Southampton’s Health and Wellbeing Grant.
It allows people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems to participate
in a weekly gardening club, to learn and experience a variety of horticulture topics. The
club follows an 8 week programme, although as each session stands alone you can join the
programme at any stage and follow the 8 week course.
How much does it cost?
The course is free to attend and just requires a referral from your GP.
How does my GP refer?
Just ask your GP to complete the referral part of this leaflet and either you or your GP return it to Mayfield Nurseries. We will then contact you to arrange your start date. You must be registered with a surgery in Southampton.
When does it start?
The courses will run between May and October on Mondays, with the option of a morning or afternoon session at 10am or 1pm. Each session will last two hours.
For further information please contact Rachel Hampton
Mayfield Nurseries Manager
02380447743
W eek O ne
Introduction to Mayfield Nurseries,
general housekeeping, health and
safety procedures and plant genres.
Introduction to different types of plants including
identification of annuals, perennials, shrubs, bulbs
and corms.
W eek Tw o
Planting for all year round
colour and interest and
planting suitable for your
outdoor space.
Learning flowering times, plants suitable for dry,
shady moist and windy conditions. Learn what
plants grow best in what soil. Practical PH soil
testing and creating displays for your garden.
W eek Thr ee
Propagation techniques
Learn different ways of
propagating new plants and
what they need in order to grow. Practical in seed
sowing, taking cuttings and bulb planting. Caring
for your seedlings and plants at home.
W eek Four
Flowering hanging baskets
and containers
Learn how to add seasonal colour to
your outdoor space. Learn the basics
of how to plant a hanging basket and
container according to the time of year. Identifica-
tion of suitable and unsuitable plants, colour
schemes and balance. Practical planting of basket
/containers.
W eek F i ve
Container vegetable
planting
Learn the basis of vegetable planting and what
will grow at what times of the year to include
depth and pot sizes, feeding and maintenance,
harvesting times and raised bed systems.
Practical planting of vegetable container.
W eek S i x
Pests and diseases
Learn to identify the common prob-
lems that plants experience and how
to treat these when they arise.
Practical question and answer—bring in your
plants that are causing you
problems. Identification of pests.
W eek Seve n
Plant maintenance and
general care
Learn the basics of pruning, dead
heading watering and feeding. What feed to use
for different plants. Practical dependent on time
of year; to include prun-
ing, watering etc.
W eek E i gh t
Plant knowledge
and creating
displays
Test out your knowledge with our quiz. Create a
display for your garden or balcony using various
plants at Mayfield and for the types of conditions
suitable for different plants.
Feedback questionnaire.