The border
Green social prescribing is the practice of supporting people’s mental health through nature-based activities. An increasingly popular approach at Nene Park Trust, the charity’s forward-thinking mindset offers the inspiration for this border.
Key features include a miniature outdoor prep area and a pizza oven, as well as hazel forms, kokedamas and sculptural trees. Through sustainable planting, this border invites visitors to connect with nature, celebrating the power of growing for wellbeing.
The planting
All the plants on display were grown by local volunteers, reflecting a rising interest in community-led spaces that offer learning and social opportunities in an accessible setting. They are integrated into a visually beautiful composition where biodiversity and practicality complement each other. While herbs and vegetables – including Allium sativum (garlic), Vicia faba (broad bean) and Beta vulgaris (beetroot) – offer practical food-growing solutions, pollinator-friendly ornamental flowers like Rudbeckia hirta ‘Toto’ add seasonal colour, texture and sensory appeal.
About the designers – Gareth Lorman and Sofija Tarasevic, Nene Park Trust
Nene Park Trust is the registered charity which looks after Nene Park in its entirety. Established in 1988 to ensure that the Park would be managed and protected forever, the Trust looks after all maintenance, coordination of the Park's activity programme and administration of commercial properties in the Park.
The garden legacy
The garden will be relocated to Nene Nursery – a community micro plant nursery.
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The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.