Horticulture
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The defence gardens scheme; for today's and tomorrow's veterans
Sally Coulthard, a serving reservist from Bath, travelled to USA and Denmark to investigate horticultural therapy for armed forces personnel with mental health issues....
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Organic waste management: Anna de la Vega’s Story
Story | By Anna de la Vega | Vermicomposting: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Waste Management | 2016Organic gardener Anna de la Vega travelled to Cuba and the USA in 2016 to investigate approaches to food production and worm composting. Her Fellowship has afforded her...
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Mary Jackson's Story
Mary Jackson travelled to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in 2003 to investigate ways in which school grounds can be used to reflect the local environment and...
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Horticultural Community Restitution Work Programmes for Mentally Disordered Offenders
Richard Eltringham, an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner from Leicestershire, has recently returned from a four week research trip to the USA to investigate...
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Pollinating Knowledge: Transferring pollinator conservation innovation from the US to the UK
Vicky Wilkins, a Conservation Scientist from York, travelled to the USA to study best practice in pollinator conservation.
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Where have all the flowers gone?
Kate Holl, a Land-use Adviser from Edinburgh, travelled to France, Norway and Iceland to investigate how woodland flowers and understorey can develop in woods that have...
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Horticultural community restitution work programmes for Mentally Disordered Offenders
Richard Eltringham, an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner from Thurmaston, Leicestershire, travelled to the USA to investigate horticulture based community...
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Gardens for Wellbeing: Promoting Accessibility in the Outdoors
Debbie Austin, a home maker and mother from Truro, travelled to Japan and Singapore to explore approaches to maximising the therapeutic benefits of public gardens for...
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Graham Burgess' Story
Graham Burgess travelled to several countries in Europe in 1972 to explore the potential of botanical gardens as places of leisure.
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Horticulture Fellows' Story Collection
Read more about some of our Fellows' achievements in this area.