Thursday 29 Feb 2024
Promises of spring
Jane is our Horticultural Therapist at DMRC Stanford Hall and every month she writes a journal about her work with DMRC’s patients using Horticultural Therapy as a rehab intervention for injured serving personnel. If you are a healthcare professional or are interested in wellbeing, Horticultural Therapy and how we use it to benefit Stanford Hall’s patients all year round, Jane’s Monthly Journal will give you a precious insight behind the wire..!
Thursday 29 Feb 2024
Promises of spring
Wednesday 31 Jan 2024
New year, new seeds, planning and seasonal crafts
Wednesday 20 Dec 2023
12 months in pictures at DMRC Stanford Hall
Thursday 30 Nov 2023
This month we’ve been focusing on hardwood cuttings and how the activity has many skills for our patients to practise.
Tuesday 31 Oct 2023
We are delighted to see the completion of the Village Green area and patients get creative with their pumpkin carving.
Saturday 30 Sep 2023
Now the flowers are fading we’ve been engaged in therapeutic activities of seed saving.
Friday 25 Aug 2023
As the season turns towards Autumn, the flowers and produce we’ve grown give us many outlets to be creative.
Friday 30 Jun 2023
Our hanging basket session gets positive feedback and more workshops are planned for the changing seasons.
Wednesday 31 May 2023
Our most successful farm shop ever and a dry May brings the beneficial activity of watering.
Sunday 30 Apr 2023
Great teamwork has kept seedlings thriving and raised beds prepared for new planting.
Friday 31 Mar 2023
Changes within our team and our first farm shop of the year.
Tuesday 28 Feb 2023
With the cold weather continuing, patients and staff have enjoyed some creative workshops and propagation activites in the greenhouse.
Tuesday 31 Jan 2023
A new year and plenty to look forward to as we make plans for the season’s ahead.
Monday 19 Dec 2022
12 months in pictures 2022
Wednesday 30 Nov 2022
British Sugar Topsoil make a generous donation as they choose to support HighGround for a second year.
Monday 31 Oct 2022
Autumn tasks bring a variety of skills for patients to focus on such as planting winter bedding and cutting grass.
Friday 30 Sep 2022
We were delighted to attend the opening of the SSAFA Chelsea Garden at Norton House and look forward to delivering more patient sessions there in the future.
Wednesday 31 Aug 2022
We begin the mindful activity of seed saving with patients as we explore the many patterns and textures they contain.
Sunday 31 Jul 2022
Watering becomes a key activity as the heat wave continues and patients are invited to work in the SSAFA Chelsea Garden at Norton House.
Thursday 30 Jun 2022
Planting of The Village Green continues and we look at how one plant cycle can offer many therapeutic activities.
Monday 30 May 2022
Harvesting begins and flowers are blooming. Exciting times as patients begin to plant in the Village Green.
Saturday 30 Apr 2022
Our first Farm Shop of the year and patients enjoy creating wildflower seed bombs to attract pollinators.
Thursday 31 Mar 2022
Spring bulbs flourish and patients work on a variety of skills as they learn about propagation and germination.
Monday 28 Feb 2022
Seed sowing is well underway and we are delighted to receive a donation of pruning tools from Darlac.
Monday 31 Jan 2022
The new year brings a willingness to learn and develop skills and knowledge from our patients.
Friday 31 Dec 2021
12 months in pictures 2021 – Another year like no other.
Tuesday 30 Nov 2021
The cold, dry, sunny days of November have been great for patients to continue activities to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Sunday 31 Oct 2021
An opportunity for patients to practise mindfulness working on seasonal crafts.
Thursday 30 Sep 2021
Harvesting continues and patients learn about the life cycle of plants as we begin saving seeds for autumn and spring sowing.
Tuesday 31 Aug 2021
Our patients and staff’s hard work is rewarded with a Gold at Gardeners’ World Live.
Saturday 31 Jul 2021
A welcome Summer Fete, soaring temperatures and a bountiful harvest.
Wednesday 30 Jun 2021
Patients begin construction on the Village Green and we run a health and wellbeing session for Complex Trauma staff.
Monday 31 May 2021
Patients work as a team to help plan and run HighGround’s successful farm shop.
Friday 30 Apr 2021
As we replenish the greenhouse, patients are provided with more therapeutic activities.
Wednesday 31 Mar 2021
As Spring arrives we finalise plans for new areas to support our patients.
Sunday 28 Feb 2021
This February it’s all about Sweet Peas!
Sunday 31 Jan 2021
A New Year, a new project and new skills to learn that benefit the mental health of our patients.
Wednesday 23 Dec 2020
Twelve months in pictures 2020
Monday 30 Nov 2020
Our Neuro group get creative and brighten up November by making colourful pallet planters and Christmas wreaths.
Saturday 31 Oct 2020
We were delighted to host our first farm shop of the year this October as well as working on a new project that can benefit patients physically, cognitively and psychologically.
Wednesday 30 Sep 2020
Patients have enjoyed a busy September, from sowing vegetable crops to building a chicken coop.
Monday 31 Aug 2020
In August we celebrate National Allotments Week and make open terrariums with Complex Trauma patients.
Friday 31 Jul 2020
We are delighted to welcome patients back to therapy sessions in July as we adapt to a safe way of ‘socially distanced’ working.
Tuesday 30 Jun 2020
As the pandemic continues into ‘Flaming June’ we continue to reach out ‘virtually’.
Sunday 31 May 2020
In May we connect Mental Heath Awareness Week and it’s theme of ‘Kindness’ to Horticulture at Stanford Hall.
Thursday 30 Apr 2020
As the ‘lockdown’ continues into April, we find new ways of continuing our work at Stanford Hall.
Tuesday 31 Mar 2020
March brings huge disappointment as the pandemic of the coronavirus spreads.
Saturday 29 Feb 2020
Despite being the wettest February on record, it’s been exciting times at Stanford Hall.
Friday 31 Jan 2020
New year, new seedlings
Thursday 19 Dec 2019
Twelve months in pictures.
Saturday 30 Nov 2019
November, a time for Remembrance.
Thursday 31 Oct 2019
A successful Harvest Festival and the unveiling of the Friends of the Tenth war memorial.
Monday 30 Sep 2019
As the beautiful colours of autumn arrive, we take the opportunity to work closer with the Neuro group.
Saturday 31 Aug 2019
August brings a bountiful harvest and we focus on techniques to better manage gardening tasks.
Wednesday 31 Jul 2019
Patients continue to develop skills as well as coping with the hottest July on record.
Sunday 30 Jun 2019
‘Onward and Upward’
Friday 31 May 2019
It’s full steam ahead as the greenhouse is ready to receive patients
Tuesday 30 Apr 2019
Lots of seed sowing and huge progress made building the raised beds
Sunday 31 Mar 2019
Spring has finally arrived!
Thursday 28 Feb 2019
Off-site visits prove to be a big success
Thursday 31 Jan 2019
It has been an inspiring January