Thrive

Thrive is the leading charity in the UK working in the field of disability and gardening. It provides information and specialist services, training and structured horticultural programmes which help thousands of disabled people. Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people who are living with disabilities or ill heal... th, or are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. This is known as social and therapeutic horticulture (STH). Thrive works from three regional centres: Beech Hill, near Reading, Battersea Park, London and Kings Heath Park, Birmingham. Gardening programmes to help people are run at all our centres and community venues such as village halls, schools, libraries, care homes and prisons. Thrive's Training Team run courses across the country, ranging from taster days in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture to a Professional Development Diploma in conjunction with Coventry University. We also have online training available.Read More