The connection between mental health and gardening with Helen Cross

Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.

Today Roz is joined in the Studio by Helen Cross, whom she met on instagram. 

Helen is in Glasgow. shes a mum of three.  During lockdown, Helen became really, really passionate about gardening, but actually, she thinks possibly the seed was sown was  before as she grew up on a farm on the southwest coast of Scotland, which her family still farm there as well.

Today's podcast discussion covers: 

• Helen’s Introduction. 
• We are in a crisis in mental health. 
• What’s more going on in schools? 
• The connection between mental health and gardening. 
• What are some of your favourite guests? 
• Self-publishing is a quick way to market, but it has its challenges. 
• Who inspires you to keep going? 
• It’s all about making it accessible and making it easy. 

Helen Cross Resources:

• Gardening, food and farming writer, broadcaster & podcaster
• Horticultural Educator
• Mobile: 07762177568
• Instagram: @helen.a.cross

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