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Horticultural therapist The Nurture Project is a small organisation that uses gardening to promote health and well-being.

It aims to provide an impartial and safe space for adults to improve their mental and physical well-being in a friendly but structured environment. No gardening experience is required, and participation is offered on both a one-to-one and small group basis. The project is based in tranquil gardens in Kettlestone, near Fakenham, and will be staffed by experienced horticultural therapists.

26/10/2026

Our first group session at the new site! 🌱

It was lovely to welcome everyone back and hear such positive feedback about our new surroundings.

The garden is a little wilder and less structured than our previous space, so our activities will look a little different too.

We got stuck into the raised troughs, planting winter crops including garlic and perpetual spinach, and enjoying being outdoors together.

We’re excited to see how this new space evolves! 💚

23/10/2026

**We’re back 🌿**

It was so lovely to open again at our new site and spend our first day back enjoying the autumn sunshine.

We began with a smaller 2:1 session, spending time outdoors, getting started with the raised planting troughs and settling into the new surroundings.

At The Nurture Project, we offer different ways to take part — including 1:1, 2:1 and group sessions — depending on people’s needs and what feels right for them.

A gentle and joyful start to this new chapter. 💚

10/10/2026

World Mental Health Day 🌿

This year’s theme, “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change,” reminds us that meaningful mental health support goes beyond listening; it means valuing people’s experiences and ensuring their voices help shape the support they receive.

20/08/2026

Thank you to The RHS for such a brilliant show at Sandringham, and for their continued support of The Nurture Project.

We were delighted that TNP was selected to take part in RHS’s plant reuse scheme, which gives plants from the show a new home with community-led charitable organisations. Carlyn brought home a fab haul of plants that would have otherwise gone to waste.

They’re looking great having had some much needed rain in the past few days!!

We can’t wait to plant them in the new TNP site soon 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱.

08/08/2026

RHS Sandringham Flower Show — the first ever RHS show held on the King and Queen’s private Norfolk estate.

Swipe through for more info on the show…

This year’s line-up included a new “Grow Forward” category, all about gardening for a changing climate and among them, Jane Scott Moncrieff’s Chestnut Group Garden for The Gurkha Welfare Trust.

Inspired by the Himalayas, the design was split across three spaces: a woodland area, a rain garden and a dry garden. The Trust supports Gurkha veterans and their families in Nepal, so it was a garden with real heart behind the planting.

Carlyn went for one day to help out and meet the visitors…

“I really loved the day. Both the gentle vibe of the show and connecting with lots of people interested in gardening and to reconnect with people that I’ve met along the way in the 10 year journey with TNP.”

The RHS Jane Scott Moncrieff Gardens

24/05/2026

We’ve been noticing nature everywhere lately. Chestnut groves casting shade over old stone paths. Poppies pushing up through cracked ground. Tiny flowers packed into a wall. Swipe through for a few of our recent plant spots — and the little facts that make each one worth stopping for.

What have you been noticing around you lately? 🌿

09/05/2026

Meet two of our non-client-facing volunteers 🌿🌿

Alan and Linda both bring horticultural expertise to TNP - working away behind the scenes, keeping the garden running and supporting lots of what happens here.

We couldn’t do it without them - thank you Alan and Linda!

05/05/2026

Last week our Mixed Park Group paid a visit to Miniature Donkeys for Therapy and Fun in Little Massingham.

Sometimes the best sessions happen away from the garden. Getting out, being around animals, and just enjoying something a bit different — it’s all part of what we do.

A really lovely morning as you can see from the photos!!

They’re a non-profit running entirely on donations — if you’d like to support them go to www.donkeysfortherapyandfun.co.uk

11/04/2026

Last month our founder Carlyn attended the Compassionate Communities Norfolk & Waveney event in Dereham — a morning dedicated to the vital work being done around dying, death and bereavement in our region 🌿

The day was about more than just conversation. It was about kickstarting a movement, with organisations from across Norfolk & Waveney making pledges to better support their communities through life’s hardest moments.

One thing that really struck us: no service exists in isolation. Whether it’s horticultural therapy, hospice care, bereavement support or community connection — it all forms part of the same holistic picture of support for people when they need it most.

Proud to be part of that picture.

Address

Kettlestone
Fakenham

Website

http://www.thenurtureproject.co.uk/

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