Cultivate community with calendula flowers
Celebrate the positive power of plants with the Royal Horticultural Society’s new initiative, Grow Well – an opportunity to join growers across the UK as they sow and grow Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigolds.
Photo by Hans Braxmeier
It is increasingly acknowledged that growing and caring for plants supports better physical, social and mental health. Research has shown that gardening can reduce depression and anxiety, and last year the RHS found that those who garden every day have wellbeing scores of 6.6% higher than people who don’t do any gardening at all.
With this in mind, the RHS is inviting the UK to ‘spread the floral sunshine’ this summer, as part of Grow Well in 2022. Sign up via their online form by Monday 28 March to receive a free Grow Well pack, which contains seeds, a guide to know more about calendula, and inspiration cards for calendula-based wellbeing activities.
