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Gardens are amazing places...

.. Places of scientific value..

.. Where medicines are discovered..

..Places of tranquillity..

..Places of

beauty..

..Places to have fun in..

..Places where the imagination can run free..

..Places to fall in love..

.. Places that help us to

chart our shared history..

.. Places that help us to

understand ourselves.

IN HOLLAND

..a study asked 25,000 people about their own perceptions of their health.

Those within 1km – 3km of green space felt healthier.

In Norway

...a study discovered that the average number of health problems decreased after plants were introduced into the workplace.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

Gardens are places where positive change happens.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

The evidence is compelling.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

In the USA

A 2003 study concluded that views of nature, the sounds of a babbling brook and

birdsong can give 50% higher levels of pain control.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

Nature scene used in intervention.

©2003 by American College of Chest Physicians

There are over 30 rigorous scientific studies which show how exposure to nature quickly slows respiration and lowers blood pressure.

Simply being relaxed is simply being healthy.

Gardens give pleasure and take away pain.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the

Natural Environment...

In the United Kingdom

A 1983 study showed that people recovered from gallbladder surgery more quickly when they had a view of trees, rather than of a wall.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment.. Image: BBC

..requiring less medication and spending less time in hospital.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

and costing less money.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

27% of troops suffer post

deployment mental health

problems.

Source: Reuters

One of the weapons being used against this is....

Image: BBC

A garden

The ‘Combat Stress’ garden

at the 2010 Hampton Court

Flower Show.

“Green exercise” is physical activity in the natural environment...

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

It can reduce blood pressure, improve mood and raise self-esteem.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

A 10% rise in physical activity would save the

UK £500 million per year...

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

2..and

6000 lives.

Source: Newton, J, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment...

In England

Source: Space to Grow, The National Trust

..1 in 3 consider gardens to be romantic places that can give your love life a boost.

Over 70% of the population think that spending time in gardens is important for their quality of life.

Source: Space to Grow, The National Trust

62% of teachers believe that children have a right to garden at school.

Source: Nfer/rhs

80% believe that children should learn about gardening and growing at school.

Source: Space to Grow, The National Trust

..yet 57% believe that gardening is not one of their school’s priorities.

Source: Nfer/rhs

A rightbut not a priority?

Source: Nfer/rhs

Gardens employ over

200,000 people in horticulture alone.

Source: Space to Grow, The National Trust

40% of the people working in gardens now will have retired by 2015.

Who will fill their wellingtons?

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