A FREE 11-week programme providing some ‘Re-Leaf’ for your mental health. We combine the many benefits of gardening, nature, crafts and Forest Bathing to support your mental health.

Starting: Friday 4th September 2026

Venue: Muddy Boots Garden, 67 Branston Road, Burton on Trent, DE14 3BY

Time: 10am-12:30pm

Every Friday for 10 weeks!!

Facilitated by…

Trained Horticulturalist and founder of Little Trees, Sarah Ryan.

Trained Mental Health and Mindfulness Facilitator and founder of Remedies, Jo Smith.

The project incorporates several different techniques to promote good mental and emotional health. This is through being outdoors alot of the time, emersingourselves in nature is proven to support mental wellbeing.

We employ a fully trained mental health facilitator to demonstrate different techniques that suport mental health all designed around a course that traches people about gardening, and horticulture across the different seasons throughout the year. We also include Forest Bathing sessions as part of the course, a Japanese mindfulness practice proven to support positive mental health and wellbeing.

On the previous course we ran, 100% of respondents reported an increase in their mental wellbeing, 100% of respondents reported that the project had a positive impact on their self esteem. 100% of respondents who took part reported a reduction in loneliness and isolation. 50% of respondents demonstrated a willingness to continue to take part in activities involving nature after the project concluded. A Net Promoter score of 98.5!

“The course helped me to be able to get out of bed every Tuesday and i will use this to build on and continue to do more things. I now don’t feel as overwhelmed leaving the house.”
– AP, April 2025

“Being on the course has helped me feel better, anxiety has gone down a bit and learning new things as well as meeting new people have been highlights.”
– ML, 2025.