Thrive has worked with visually impaired gardeners for over 30 years and we are able to draw on a wealth of experience and tried-and-trusted techniques for gardening with low vision.
We offer a range of services for blind and partially sighted people who wish to garden either as a new activity or to continue to enjoy gardening after sight loss. We have information to support you to garden at home, and can help to get you together with other blind and partially sighted people who are interested in gardening.
Thrive also offers support to professionals working with blind and partially sighted people who wish to garden.
Follow the links to find how Thrive can help you at home:
- Gardening advice that is just a phone call, letter or email away
- Carry on Gardening, Thrive's second website, has top tips and tried-and-tested gardening equipment and tools to help you start or continue gardening with sight loss
- Getting Started leaflet,
- Getting on with gardening full colour books available in a variety of formats
- Growth Point the magazine for Thrive members which is available on CD, as a large print version, or as a word document by email.
Thrive can also help you to get together with other blind and partially sighted people who wish to garden through:
- Membership of Thrive
- Contact with your local blind gardeners’ club
- Gardening Together - how to set up a local gardening club
Our work with professionals who support blind and partially sighted people to garden includes:
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Information to organisations for their members
- Keeping the garden gate open - an audio CD for professionals to give to people newly diagnosed with sight loss
For more information on our services for professionals who are working with blind and partially sighted people, contact our Information Service or call 0118 988 5688.