Head Gardener's Salary (South West Garden) - RWF May 2022 (360G-WatesFdn-a1k6900000KkqEoAAJ)

Funding towards running costs for Horatio's Garden, South West and specifically for the Head Gardener's salary. The garden supports the mental health, wellbeing and rehabilitation of patients with spinal injuries, their families and the centre's staff. The garden is used daily by patients to get away from the hospital setting, enjoy fresh air and benefit from being in nature, whilst the garden room provides an indoor environment, perfect for spending time with family or socialising with other patients. We run activities for patients, family and friends which offer distraction from hospital life whilst improving patients' mood and wellbeing. Our gardens are beautiful and safe environments where patients can send time coming to terms with their injuries and learn to adapt to their changed circumstances. They are centres of excellence which significantly improve patient wellbeing and contribute to their rehabilitation. Each garden is an extension of the medical environment, therefore must be designed with a high-end specification to meet all the medical requirements of a hospital build project as well as ensuring that the garden is fully accessible, safe and functional all year round for spinal injury patients who have a large range of requirements and challenges. The Head Gardener is instrumental in the running of the garden.