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A UK doctor and a leading Swedish scientist have made the case for gardening and horticulture to be available on the NHS, during the fourth annual Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) John MacLeod Lecture.
Speakers Dr William Bird and Dr Matilda van den Bosch spoke to an audience that included RHS director general Sue Biggs and RHS members about the interactions between nature and human health and how gardening may contribute to increased wellbeing and quality of life.
Dr Bird, who has 30 years’ experience as a GP in Reading, and Dr van den Bosch, who is a medical doctor, a researcher at the Swedish University of Agriculture, and a consultant for the World Health Organisation, spoke at the RHS’ Lindley Hall on 13 November.
http://www.hortweek.com/gardening-available-nhs/landscape/article/1322036
Speakers Dr William Bird and Dr Matilda van den Bosch spoke to an audience that included RHS director general Sue Biggs and RHS members about the interactions between nature and human health and how gardening may contribute to increased wellbeing and quality of life.
Dr Bird, who has 30 years’ experience as a GP in Reading, and Dr van den Bosch, who is a medical doctor, a researcher at the Swedish University of Agriculture, and a consultant for the World Health Organisation, spoke at the RHS’ Lindley Hall on 13 November.
http://www.hortweek.com/gardening-available-nhs/landscape/article/1322036
