Experience from the Peace of Mind Garden

Mike Hamilton

StUN

Background

How the garden has developed

Who we work with

• Stirling Council• NHS Forth Valley• Friends of King’s Park• Third sector organisations • Stirling High School & ‘feeder’ schools• Forth Valley College• Local garden centres• Prudential

The difference we’ve made

When I garden, I lose myself in the moment and my worries disappear.

Garden volunteer

Challenges

• Theft and vandalism

• Scepticism

• Attracting volunteers

• Funding

• Time to co-ordinate the work of the garden

Future plans

The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing something better than they have ever done before.

Vita Sackville-West, 1892-1962