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If you are keen to expand or enhance the green space on your site, we've pulled together the stories and expertise from those who have done it. Have a browse through the case studies and interviews below, or click on the filters to search for the themes that interest you most.
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Interview: Karen MacKelvie on creating a meadow at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
When our Nature Recovery Ranger Karen MacKelvie arrived at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, one of…
Interview: Karen James at the Secret Garden, Glenfield Hospital
Karen will be speaking about the Secret Garden at our online NHS Forest conference, on…
How to create a drought-tolerant garden
Guest post by Phoebe Webster, our Nature Recovery Ranger at North Bristol NHS Trust What…
“Environmental vandalism”: how and why to stop using peat
Peatlands cover just 3% of the world’s land surface but contain at least a quarter…
How to: No Mow May
No Mow May is Plantlife’s hugely successful initiative to get people to do more for wildlife by doing less.
Case study: Southmead Hospital Explorer Map
Unearthing the inside story on outside space Southmead Hospital’s Explorer Map reimagines this Bristol site’s…
Case study: Lambeth GP Food Co-op
It’s an overcast morning at the Jennie Lee Garden at King’s College Hospital, South London,…
Case study: Southmead Hospital staff allotment
On a warm July day, a smiling scarecrow in scrubs stands guard over a strawberry…
Case study: Hospital cafe gardens
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital It’s a sun-baked July morning and the hottest day of the year…
Case study: Come Grow with Me at Highbury Community Garden
Every year since 2016 when Highbury Community Garden was set up, it has been awarded…
Case study: Greening hospital courtyards
How do you turn a neglected space between buildings into a green retreat? Landscape specialists,…
Case study: Indoor planting at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is about as inner city as it gets: aside from its…