The gardening for health charity

We use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable.

How we help

Find out how we use our over 40 years’ experience with social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) to support people's physical and mental health, communication and thinking skills.

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Tony N watering garden with vol Charlie Garner 2019

Brand-new Growth Point CPD Subscription Service

Enhance your learning and development in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) by joining our new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Subscription Service, Growth Point.

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Download our app

Cultivating Wellbeing is the first app to focus on gardening for health and wellbeing. Create a custom activity plan, discover expert advice and garden your way to better health.

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Our impact

We’re proud to share our 2025 Impact Report, reflecting a fantastic year of growth, innovation, and lives transformed through Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH).

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Gardening at Thrive really blows the cobwebs away and clears my mind. I'm now studying towards a City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in work-based horticulture and successfully applied for a part-time job at Thrive Birmingham with responsibility for a new plant sales project. I feel like I'm at the start of a whole new career.

— Client Gardener

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Thrive painted buckets Charlie Garner 2019