Gardener’s Cuttings
Swap a plant scheme helps disabled
Last chance to see
A new scheme called Plant a Difference
Rosemoor’s sculptures
campaign is asking people to swap plants or
Rosemoor’s first Winter Sculpture
produce between April and September 2010
exhibition will be coming to an end
and make a donation for each swap. The money
on 28 February. For the last three
raised will be used by the charity Thrive to
months the Garden has been playing
help disabled people by sending boxes brim
host to over 50 pieces of original
ready to plant vegetables, herbs or perennials, sculpture by some of the best West
directly to their door. They can be planted on a Country sculptors – and it has been an
kitchen window sill, in patio containers or in the enormous success. ‘Inspiring’ ‘thought
garden to help people discover the benefits of provoking’ and ‘fabulous’ are just
gardening for themselves.
some of the comments that have been
Thrive is a charity that helps people with
used to describe the wide range of
a disability use gardening to improve their
sculptures that have been placed in and
physical and psychological health. To raise the
around various locations throughout
RHS Garden Rosemoor.
£35 per box needed, you can swap a plant or
even swap produce – from jams and cakes to vegetables. For every swap made,
From dragonflies to sheep, and fairies
a donation is made to Thrive. Why not invite friends and family for a plant swap
to a full size deer made from reclaimed
coffee morning, run a plant swap at work during your lunch hour or at a club or
metal – each piece has been admired,
group you are a member of, or tag it onto an exiting event you are planning?
studied, photographed – and in many
cases brought! From pebble monoliths
Pippa Greenwood, gardening writer and broadcaster, says “This is another brilliant
to ceramic pigs and metal chickens,
idea from Thrive. Not only does it encourages people to swap plants, and probably
people have been inspired enough to
swap anecdotes, advice and smiles in the process, but also raises money to give purchase a piece of sculpture for their
plants to disabled people.” own gardens – although how you get a
To find out more and to get a support pack, go to www.thrive.org.uk or call Thrive
full sized metal deer in the back of
on 0118 988 5688
a car remains to be seen!
Country Gardener
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