Unwind with Plants collaborates with a wide variety of organisations to help improve a person’s well-being through social and therapeutic horticulture activities.

  • Arklow Cancer Support Group

  • Blanchardstown Garden Club

  • Bord Bia - David Robinson Memorial Lecture

  • CEART Wicklow Traveller’s Group

  • Community Gardens Ireland

  • Dunshaughlin Garden Club

  • Fingal County Council - Balbriggan, Baldoyle, Blanchardstown, Howth, Malahide, and Swords Libraries

  • Healthy Ireland - Wicklow

  • HSE Central Nursing Unit - Wicklow and Clonskeagh

  • HSE Community Care Unit Dalkey

Find out more in the articles and videos below

  • HSE Hawthorn’s Stillorgan

  • HSE Memory Harbour Clonskeagh

  • HSE Mental Health Engagement and Recovery

  • HSE Preventative Medicine - Health Fair

  • HSE St. Coleman’s Rathdrum - Residential

  • HSE St. Coleman’s Rathdrum - Day Care

  • Huntstown Community Centre - Dublin

  • Knockananna Tidy Towns - County Wicklow

  • Social Prescribing - County Wicklow Partnership

  • Ukrainian Hub - County Wicklow Partnership

  • Wexford County Council - Bunclody and Gorey Libraries

  • Wicklow County Council - Arklow Library

David Robinson Memorial Lecture 2023

The 2023 theme was ‘The Benefits of Gardens and Horticulture in a Healthcare Setting’. Marie Hirst was invited to give a presentation detailing how the Garden Club Seasonal Programme delivered by Marie to the HSE throughout 2023 increased the well-being of those who took part. The programme provided a vehicle for social inclusion and creativity in elderly residential settings. Find out more about the event on the Bord Bia website.

Community Garden Open Day

In October 2023 the Unwind with Plants Garden registered with Community Gardens Ireland. To celebrate this we held an open day during the first ever National Community Gardens and Allotments Week. The event was featured in the Wicklow Times, click here to read the full article. Community Garden sessions are available see our Services page for more details.

Arklow Library Mandala Session

In July 2023 a free social and therapeutic horticulture session took place in Arklow Library. Attendees created mandalas with foraged materials to promote relaxation and mindfulness. The event was featured in the Wicklow Times, click here to read the article.

CEART Wicklow Traveller’s Group

A 6-week table top activities programme delivered to CEART Wicklow Travellers Group by Unwind with Plants and organised by HSE Health Promotion and Improvement, Wicklow County Council and Kildare and Wicklow ETB.

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