Welcome to Strong Roots
Strong Roots is an exciting, innovative therapeutic garden project in Norwich. We offer psychological therapy in a garden setting. We are based on a quadruple allotment plot on the Bluebell Allotment site in Norwich.
Strong Roots provides a safe and supportive environment that encourages participants’ personal discovery and development. Gardening and other activities are an option to engage with if individuals feel they could be helpful, but are not an aim in themselves. They may contribute to developing self-acceptance and feeling more able to relate to the world around them.
Facilities include a composting toilet, a summerhouse, with a wood-burning stove for use in winter, a shelter for volunteers to sit or work in during bad weather, much appreciated seating areas in the garden, two fruit cages, a wood store and a wooden trellis. There are also two small ponds which attract diverse wildlife.
Participants’ feedback
“I like coming to Strong Roots because it is quiet, therapeutic and makes me feel good about myself. I also like watching the butterflies and bees fluttering among the flowers… I like the winter when we have a nice warm bonfire. I feel good about myself when I talk about different issues“.
“I find small rooms claustrophobic but I feel more open in an outside space. I find it easier to talk because it is peaceful but not completely silent.”
In most cases, people attend individual sessions with the Strong Roots co-ordinator and therapist Lucy Scurfield.
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH if you think that Strong Roots might help you:
tel: 07746 364668, email: info@strongroots.org.uk or use the contact form.