Horatios Garden nurtures the wellbeing of people after spinal injury in beautiful, vibrant sanctuaries within the heart of NHS spinal injury centres.
Spinal cord injuries are traumatic events. Patients often have little or no access to the outside world during their hospital stay. However, research shows that being in contact with a natural environment contributes to an improved sense of wellbeing, which can have a positive impact on peoples rehabilitation.
To date, we have opened six gardens in Salisbury, Glasgow, Stoke Mandeville, Oswestry, London and Cardiff. We have recently began building our seventh garden in Northern Ireland and have begun fundraising for Horatio's Garden, Sheffield.
In time, we plan to bring Horatio's Garden to all 11 NHS spinal injury centres in the UK.