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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

Maximise the healing power of nature

Supported by science

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.

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Our scientific research

  • New research reveals which houseplants are best for wellbeing

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  • Spending time in the garden linked to better health and wellbeing

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  • Discover the importance of outdoor spaces for our wellbeing

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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

Transform people’s lives through therapeutic gardening

Wellbeing Garden at RHS Bridgewater

Discover the first garden created within an RHS Garden with health and wellbeing at its core
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Real-life stories

First Scandinavian therapy garden built in Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine’s growing mental health...

How gardening helped me thrive with ADHD

For Anya Lautenbach, the garden is a place to...

How gardening has supported me through my cancer journey

How Reece’s love of gardening has helped...

First Scandinavian therapy garden built in Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine’s growing mental health...

How gardening helped me thrive with ADHD

For Anya Lautenbach, the garden is a place to...

How gardening has supported me through my cancer journey

How Reece’s love of gardening has helped...

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Sensory planting

Plants for touch

James Lawrence, RHS Principal Horticultural Advisor, has designed this simple, attractive, and most importantly, sustainable border design for you to try at home.

Plants for touch

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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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 community.

A partnership between the RHS and the NHS

Wellbeing at RHS Flower Shows

The Vitamin G Garden

Designed by Alan Williams with Jo Whiley

Stroke Association’s Garden for Recovery

Designed by Miria Harris

Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden

Designed by Katherine Holland

From show garden to an NHS hospital garden

Watch the transformation of an underutilised outdoor space within an NHS hospital into an oasis of serenity for patients and staff to enjoy.

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What is a wellbeing garden?

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