This Saturday sees the first plant sale and open garden of the season with better weather predicted than today! Please come along to enjoy the beautiful garden and then revisit later in the year when it is in full bloom and see the difference! Open from 10.30 -14.30 for you to enjoy. There is another […]
Saturday 5th August was a day for a creative workshop run by Louise Grassby making batik silk paintings. It was a cold wet day so we decamped from the garden to the kitchen and picked flowers from the garden as inspiration instead of being able to go round the garden. Batik pictures were created that […]
The Nurturenature garden enjoyed a very special afternoon yesterday with the wonderful Jackie Kay, award winning poet, novelist and playwright. There were two “sittings” as we had been oversubscribed for the first and it was a truly magical experience. The rain held off for the 2 o’clock session but we were treated to a downpour […]
A quick update on what is happening in the Nurturenature garden. There are a few places left for the poetry reading on Saturday 15th July both for the 2 o’clock and 4 o’clock sitting. Jackie Kay is a wonderful poet and reads beautifully so do come if you can manage it. For tickets contact me […]
Key to ethos and philosophy of the nurturenature therapeutic garden project and it’s associated endeavours is a wish to heighten awareness of the benefits of nature and gardening in all their forms to both physical and mental health. Part of this is sharing a message that it is possible for everyone, even if you only have a windowsill, […]
Prior to having rheumatological illness myself I read about the nature of tiredness in this context and the fact that it was a particularly disabling sort of tiredness. However, until you have actually experienced it, it is impossible to understand at any level how paralysing it is. Quite unlike normal tiredness, which even when it feels […]
The last 10 years have presented me with some huge and at times nearly overwhelming health challenges and associated lifestyle changes ……….Central to my resilience are the connections I have supporting me both close family and close friends.Without them I would be stranded. My 4 dogs, of course, are essential support. Connection with nature in all its many forms is critical to my daily life and inextricably linked to my unstructured spirituality…..nurturenature is also about life at Station House, our crazy family home and refugio for others in need of somewhere to stay for a while…….nurturenature is also about life at Station House, our crazy family home and refugio for others in need of somewhere to stay for a while
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