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Notes from the garden, the bush and the beach.

Field notes on nature-based education and therapy, written the way Seb talks: plainly, and from experience.

Students working through a garden bed on a clear day
Education

Why hands-on garden learning re-engages disengaged students

How responsibility, real work, consistent relationships and bodily regulation in a school garden bring switched-off students back to learning.

28 April 2026 · 6 min read
A mandala laid out on grass from flowers, leaves and vegetables
Case study

Inside a therapeutic garden session: what it actually looks like

An hour-by-hour walk-through of a NatureWhole therapeutic horticulture session in a mental-health setting, from arrival and grounding to the work and the mood check-in.

30 March 2026 · 6 min read
Students and staff planting side by side in a raised bed
Education

Bringing nature-based learning on-site: a guide for school leaders

A practical guide for principals, deputies and wellbeing leads on running an on-site garden or farm program that supports learning, wellbeing and behaviour without adding staff workload.

18 February 2026 · 5 min read
Dairy cows grazing under a big sky
Approach

Forest bathing and care farming, explained

A plain-English guide to the four modalities behind nature-based therapy, forest bathing, horticultural therapy, care farming and bush therapy, and who they help.

22 January 2026 · 5 min read

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