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Horticulture presents an opportunity to improve our health and quality of life also helping reduce the country’s financial challenges in treating conditions such as mental health, obesity and physical inactivity, ageing and social isolation. The Charter is a collaboration of horticulturists, planners, designers, healthcare professionals and policymakers. The Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group has instigated a Health & Horticulture Forum that will deliver the following Charter:
Our vision is to incorporate horticulture into everyone’s life through the Charter’s five objectives:
In order to positively impact on the health and social wellbeing of the nation and to tackle the decline in green space, the Charter will promote specific actions that support healthcare professionals and the Government to increase the use of horticulturally-based health interventions.
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Listen to audio sessions and view slideshows from the Health and Horticulture Conference which was held at the 2016 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
We're a UK charity established to share the best in gardening. We want to enrich everyone's life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.