Roses are Restorative - Spring Rose-craft Workshops .. AT MY ROSE GARDEN

Our Spring Rose-craft Workshops, are scheduled for 9 October and 20 October.  See Facebook: Edgeworth Lley, Heirloom Roses, for details.

The background for our workshops is based in scientific research that identifies the benefits of engaging with natural environments.

Did you know that spending time in a garden, park or other 'green space' can help your brain to improve its function?  And working with beautiful flowers is one way we can help our minds to relax.

In other words, engaging with the natural environment is beneficial to our health and well-being.  

As our brain focuses on plants and flowers, our mind finds space to relax.  And our mood improves, which in turn helps our physical well-being.

Environmental psychologists refer to this as Attention Restoration Theory, where natural environments such as gardens, parks and even views of nature, helps the mind to rest from a constant churning of negative or anxious thoughts.  

That's why when we walk through a park our attention is effortlessly drawn to the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world around us.  And this in turn helps us to turn off the constant cycling of busy thoughts.

And that's why we feel refreshed and re-invigorated after spending time in nature.

So there you have it, a short (and very simplified) background to our workshops; workshops designed on purpose to be therapeutic and restorative.  

So often, people of all ages and backgrounds who participate in our workshops suddenly 'discover' they can be creative, when they previously thought they weren't.  

And they feel an unexpected sense of peace and well-being after spending an hour or two making 'something beautiful' with our heirloom roses.  

And that's why we do what we do!!!