Our Giving Garden was created by Instagram favourite 'The Beardy Gardener' and is located just outside the centre.
Leigh Johnstone is a gardening and mental health advocate who has built up a large social media following who love his posts about his garden and the healing plants and flowers he grows to boost mental health and wellbeing.
He shares the positive power of his garden by asking those who need a mental boost to ‘foster’ plants – and we want to give back to our community by creating a garden they can visit to boost their own mind sets.
The unloved patch of ground by our Church Street entrance has been filled with plants and flowers to create a sensory haven to see, smell and touch, and we hope it will be a space where local people can connect with the powerful healing properties of nature, boosting their self-esteem and combatting stress.
We hope our community garden is the tonic for anyone struggling with their mental health, or just in need of a positive pick-me-up!