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AMAFFI Perfume House’s scented garden gift to NHS staff

22nd May 2020 Steve Ott News

AMAFFI Perfume House has gifted an exquisite scented garden to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as a lasting thank you to NHS staff International luxury fragrance brand AMAFFI Perfume House has gifted an exquisite scented garden to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as a lasting thank you to NHS staff. Opened to staff and patients on Friday 22nd May, the…

Grow Some Sunshine’ To Support Our NHS Heroes.

21st April 2020 Steve Ott News

Grow beautiful sunflowers to show your appreciation of hard working NHS staff during the current crisis In these uncertain times, there is one thing which we can always be sure of, NHS and other frontline workers will go above and beyond what is needed to look after us with all the care and love possible. So, when the Burpee Europe…

Ten reasons why gardening is good for your health

27th February 2018 Steve Ott News

From improving our immune system to encouraging us to live in the moment, everyday gardening tasks can have a surprisingly positive impact. The team behind garden retailer GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk have compiled a list of 10 reasons why more people should take up gardening this spring and summer. As well as being a fun and effective form of exercise, gardening has also…

New hospital garden is opened

20th November 2017 Steve Ott News

A hospital garden for people with dementia – which was designed by a Writtle University College alumna – has been unveiled. Tamae Isomura, who graduated with a Masters in Garden Design from Writtle in 2012, designed the garden at Broomfield Hospital, near Chelmsford, to evoke comforting childhood memories of woodland. After a major fundraising drive by the hospital’s charity, the…

NHS should prescribe gardening, says report

3rd June 2016 Steve Ott News

Remarkable health benefits of gardens and gardening. Gardens play a powerful role in the care of our minds and bodies and should be used more systematically in our health and social care system, says a new report by The King’s Fund. The report, commissioned by the National Gardens Scheme, calls on policymakers, the NHS, clinicians and local government to recognise…