DGS Community Members Site

Welcome

DGS at Chicksands Walled Garden
Map of the UK and Ireland showing locations of organizations related to nature-based prescription gardens, including logos: Ashes to Gold Grow, Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre, Department of Justice, Woody's Lodge, Eden Project, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Royal Hospital Chelsea, and Cyrenians. Locations marked include HMP Maghaberry, Weeton Barracks, and others.

The Aim of the DGS Community Members’ site is to provide secure access of detailed information for;

  • Directors of charities, CIC’s, Armed Forces Units considering a partnership with DGS for service delivery as either a Hub garden authorized for service delivery or a community garden supporting the network and the local Armed Forces Community

  • Gardens joining the DGS Network - with detailed information on the core requirements for gardens- both essential and desirable- together with mandatory policies and procedures for safe practice

  • Practitioners starting or continuing DGS service delivery- with requirements and updates on training and qualifications

  • Digital access to the DGS 10 week evidence based programme

DGS at Chicksands

Hub Gardens - Core Criteria

DGS delivers and evaluates a 10 week nature based therapy programme for the AF Community at selected safe and secure gardens across the UK.

We have outlined the essential and desirable criteria for gardens that wish to join the network.

Hub garden requirements

Person in garden behind raised bed with kale, surrounded by lush greenery.

Spoke Gardens - Core Criteria

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We have outlined the essential and desirable criteria for gardens that wish to join the network.

Spoke garden requirements

Mixed salad greens with orange and purple edible flowers in a plastic container.

Essential qualifications for DGS practitioners

DGS service delivery at every garden is led by a two person delivery team. Headed up by a lead trained social and therapeutic horticulture practitioner who is supported by a gardener from the garden and where possible a veteran volunteer- ideally who has attended a previous DGS programme.

Pease check out the backgrounds and experience of our current teams on our website and also review the summary of training and experience required on the attached role description.

HT requirements

Two people gardening, working with soil, on a grassy field.

Gardener - Criteria

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We have outlined the essential and desirable criteria for gardeners that wish to join the network.

Gardener requirements