Eleanor Moriarty Wroath

Eleanor Moriarty Wroath from Hope Springs Gardening (founded in 2021)  is a freelance social and therapeutic horticulture practitioner based in the UK. 

 

She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Durham and worked as an actor in theatre, TV and radio for many years in the UK. Whilst living in America and raising her family, she retrained, gaining a certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute and on her return to the UK in 2019 was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Level II qualification in practical horticulture.

 

Her work covers three areas:  

 

• Delivering gardening workshops to bereavement support organizations, in person and online for families and individuals experiencing grief
• Gardening activities co-ordinator at TWIGS Community Garden in Swindon, a charity which supports people experiencing a wide range of mental health issues using social and therapeutic horticulture, including a dementia friendly gardening group
• Delivering 'gardening for wellbeing' workshops to the public
• Therapeutic gardening sessions in elementary schools and preschools for children with additional social and emotional needs

 

 

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