SERVICE DETAILS
Redhall Walled Garden is a beautiful 18th Century Walled Garden which offers training in horticulture, conservation, maintenance skills, ICT/admin and life skills for people with mental health problems.
SAMH Redhall is a therapeutic horticultural project based in a beautiful walled garden. We work to improve mental health through gardening and a variety of outdoor tasks.
We offer a supportive environment for learning skills, being more active, spending time in nature and working alongside others. Participants are paired with a key worker to achieve positive next steps in their recovery. Support is available to help improve health and wellbeing, develop better self-management and actively engage in employability, volunteering and educational opportunities.
Redhall uses a therapeutic horticultural approach to enable people to develop self-management, improve their health and wellbeing, and actively engage in employability, volunteering and educational opportunities; and build social relationships within their local community.
The project works to improve your mental health and wellbeing through gardening and a variety of outdoor tasks. The team offers a supportive environment for learning skills in IT, horticulture, being more active, spending time in nature and working alongside others. The service has an experienced staff team to lead the groups.
You will be paired with a key worker to achieve positive next steps in your recovery. Support is also available to develop better self-management and actively engage in employability, volunteering and educational opportunities.
There are two programmes on offer at Redhall:
- The first is up to four sessions per week and is not time-limited but determined by your personal recovery plan in collaboration with a key worker.
- The second programme requires 1 session per week attendance for 8 weeks.
How do I access this?
- Self referral
- Referral by third party
Service is appointment only
Anyone resident in Edinburgh experiencing mental ill health can access the SAMH Redhall Service. If you feel you would benefit from a placement at the garden, please call to arrange a visit and have an informal chat with staff. No previous experience of gardening is necessary, just willingness and enthusiasm to learn. We also welcome referrals from GPs, mental health professionals and other support agencies.
Is there a cost?
Free
Intended Client Group: People experiencing mental health difficulties
Anyone interested in finding out more can telephone to arrange an informal visit.
