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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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Thrive’s brand-new app is live and ready to download!

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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Summary of the International People Plant Symposium 2024

At the 16th International People Plant Symposium key minds collaborated to highlight the potential to scale up gardening for health. Read more.

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National Lottery Heritage Fund

Find out how we are using funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to give our gardens in Birmingham a new lease of life, expand our programmes and open up to the public.

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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's new app is live!

Cultivating Wellbeing is the first gardening for health and wellbeing app. Create your personalised plan, find expert tips and garden your way to better health.

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