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Growing People Growing People uses horticultural therapy to support people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health in North Herts.

Sessions take place in our beautiful orchard garden and are led by qualified horticultural therapists. Our aim is to use the healing nature of gardens to support you on your journey to recovery. You can self-refer to our service, or be referred by a support worker or other service provider. We welcome anyone who wants to improve their mental health, so there's no need for previous gardening experience! We run four half-day horticultural therapy sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays, and if you are interested in joining us, please do get in touch. Call us on 07794 347283, e-mail [email protected], or drop in for a chat at The Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living, Hitchin Rd, Letchworth, SG6 3NA. If you'd like to support us, visit: https://localgiving.org/charity/growing-people/

Summer may be winding down, but there’s still lots going on in our therapy garden. On our Gardeners’ plots, we have aube...
26/08/2025

Summer may be winding down, but there’s still lots going on in our therapy garden.

On our Gardeners’ plots, we have aubergine and kohlrabi ready to harvest and flourishing French marigolds.

There’s even some late carrots that a Gardener has put in to try and sneak in a late autumn harvest! 👨‍🌾💚

It’s a bit of a funny time, as we’re right in the thick of harvesting, but also putting in late seeds and seedlings to give us something to look after and enjoy in the darker months to come.

Now we just have to decide how to cook all this lovely veg - recipe ideas are very welcome! 😀😋💚








Whether we love them or loathe them, insects are our friends! 🦋💚This month we’ve been finding ladybirds (lots!), cabbage...
19/08/2025

Whether we love them or loathe them, insects are our friends! 🦋💚

This month we’ve been finding ladybirds (lots!), cabbage white and comma butterflies, jersey tiger moths, beetles, crickets, bees and a interesting pale tussock moth caterpillar amongst the many amazing insects found in our gardens. It’s always nice to make new friends! 🦋🐝🐞💚

They pollinate plants, break down organic matter and help maintain the balance of our ecosystem and our world would be quite dull without them. 🐝🌍💚

Insects support everything, from our food systems to the beautiful gardens we care for and these tiny creatures are the unsung heroes that we tend to overlook.

So, we salute our little friends... The Insects! 🫡🐝💚

What insect do you like or loathe and why? Comment below👇😀








We have an area in our therapy gardens dedicated to growing veg to share. Sometimes our Gardeners will even make a speci...
12/08/2025

We have an area in our therapy gardens dedicated to growing veg to share.

Sometimes our Gardeners will even make a special delivery to our lovely neighbours at Sadies Wholefoods Cafe. So, if you’ve been having beetroot juice there recently, you’ve probably been enjoying some of ours! 🫜🫜🫜

In exchange the Café gives us used coffee grounds, which go into feeding our soil, helping to grow veg and reduce waste at the same time! 💚

Eco friendly, yummy food and very few food miles! 🥙🍲🥗








07/08/2025

Continuing the theme of activities with your little ones, here’s a fun little tutorial on how to plant a small herb pot…let your imagination run away with you! (Surprise ending 🤣)

Herb plants used in video: Apple mint, Marjoram, and Thyme ‘Doone Valley’.

Various herbs available at Growing People, located at the Sadie Centre in the car park next to Sadie Wholefoods Café.

Prices:
*9cm pots @£2.00 each or 3 for £5
*11cm pots @£3.50 each or 3 for £10

ALL proceeds support the Growing People Charity, many thanks for your continued support!💚

*Card payments are also accepted at reception in the Roth Building (front building)

Music created by a Growing People volunteer.







School is out for summer! And so are our herb plants! 🪴💚With the kids off school, now’s the perfect time for a fun famil...
04/08/2025

School is out for summer! And so are our herb plants! 🪴💚

With the kids off school, now’s the perfect time for a fun family activity to do with your little ones. 👩‍🌾🪴💚

Creating a little herb garden could be just what you are looking for and our herbs plants are ready for planting whether it be in a bed or a small pot.🪴😄

Not only will planting these herbs keep the little ones engaged, but it’s a great way to introduce them to gardening and can provide a sensory experience with the touch and smell of the herbs, they will have lots of fun planting their very own little garden and watching it grow.💚🌱

Plus, you’ll be supporting our work and, helping people with mental health conditions. 💚👍

We have lots of herbs to choose from:
Hyssop • Lavender • Marjoram
Mint – varieties inc apple, blackcurrant, lemon, chocolate
Rosemary • Myrtle • Thyme

Prices:
*9cm pots @£2.00 each or 3 for £5
*11cm pots @£3.50 each or 3 for £10

Located at the Sadie Centre in the car park next to Sadie Wholefoods Café.

*Card payments are also accepted at Reception in the Roth Building (front building)








As harvest is in full swing, we make sure we keep one eye on planning for the future. 💚We’re sowing spinach and lots of ...
29/07/2025

As harvest is in full swing, we make sure we keep one eye on planning for the future. 💚

We’re sowing spinach and lots of other seeds now, to make sure we have crops to enjoy in the autumn and winter
months. 🌱🌱🌱

It only takes a few minutes to put them in, but the harvest of leafy green vegetables can bring us some happiness and a sense of achievement in the colder months when it seems like everything else is going to sleep! 🫜🥦🥕😄






Last week we had our annual Growing People BBQ. 😀Its a time where our lovely Gardeners and volunteers can join together ...
22/07/2025

Last week we had our annual Growing People BBQ. 😀

Its a time where our lovely
Gardeners and volunteers can join together in happy conversations about gardening
and enjoy good food! 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾🥗

Thanks to all the volunteers who made it possible and took the time to prepare some lovely
dishes. 💚

We had an amazing attendance and the rain very kindly held off until we were packing up and a good day was had by all! 💚

In the summer heat, our wonderful volunteers dedicate their time to maintain our therapeutic gardens. 🌞💚🌱Last week our t...
14/07/2025

In the summer heat, our wonderful volunteers dedicate their time to maintain our therapeutic gardens. 🌞💚🌱

Last week our team, dug over plots ready for our Gardeners to plant, made raised beds, watered thirsty plants and re-potted herbs.

Tending to the garden in the hot weather is no easy task, but we made sure to wear sunscreen and kept hydrated and took frequent breaks! 🌞😅

Volunteers don’t just help the garden grow, they help our Gardeners to thrive and continue with their therapy sessions.

A heart felt Thank You! Goes out to all our volunteers come rain or shine, you are truly amazing! 💚🤗






Our lovely Gardeners had a bumper crop of vegetables to harvest – potatoes, onions, spring onions, beetroot, salad leave...
08/07/2025

Our lovely Gardeners had a bumper crop of vegetables to harvest – potatoes, onions, spring onions, beetroot, salad leaves, and spinach all grown from their plots.💚🧅🥔🫜

Such a plentiful harvest
that we had to scramble to find enough bags for them all!

All their hard work of sowing the seeds, nurturing and watering and weeding paid off and we are so proud of their wonderful achievements. 💚👨‍🌾👏







A Huge Thanks to for choosing to spend your time at Growing People helping to prepare the grounds ready for our Gardene...
03/07/2025

A Huge Thanks to for choosing to spend your time at Growing People helping to prepare the grounds ready for our Gardeners. The herbs have never looked better, and you did an impressive job digging over the beds, raking up pinecones and sweeping the paths … your help is truly appreciated! 💚🙏

Volunteering is a wonderful way to get involved in something new, improve your physical and mental health, skills, confidence and community connections.

If you would like to volunteer with us or if you are an organisation thinking of a team building exercise and would like to join in the fun, sun and fresh air then email us:
[email protected]

We look forward to meeting you! 💚









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The Sadie Centre, Rosehill Hospital
Letchworth
SG63NA

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 4pm
Thursday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 12:30pm

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