​A period of transition for the LGHN

The LGHN is going through changes
Our small team of back room organisers, Colin, Angie, Daryl and Liz are going in different directions, the latter three standing down from our committee.
Liz is concentrating on her work with her Silent Spaces project. Angie is resident in Spain now, Daryl is more than fully involved with academia at York University
This only leaves me, Colin
We have had long discussions about what we want to do with the Network.
We could fold and say we have done a good job or we could say it's too important in the present environment to lose this valuable resource, our health and that of our planet depends on the care and love we give it. Over the years I have been involved with many garden projects and seen the irrefutable benefits they produce. Our Network over the last few years has given us an easy and accessible platform where much of the brilliant work, research projects, workshops, initiatives being carried out in the U.K. can be seen, and many people have been able to hear about inspiring work they had no idea existed.
Our Network has been fortunate to have been supported by lots of selfless generosity. We have not needed grants, have not needed institutional support. At times it would have been easier if we had. All those of us that have been involved did it because there are things in life that have greater value than material, i.e. money, considerations
Many years ago I found this little proverb. I keep it above my desk in my study.

When of they worldly goods
Thy find thyself bereft
And from the goodly store
Two loaves are left
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy Hyacinths to feed the soul

Of course life is much more complex than that, but to share ourselves with nature we have to put aside some of our need for material gain
I am not able to continue the Network on my own. I would not want to. We have always tried to be collaborative and consensual. Our bottom line was always kindness and consideration. If there is anyone out there who would like to help continue the work of Landscape Gardens Health Network contact me
We now have an opportunity to be more radical in our outreach. We can in some ways reinvent our raisin d'etre. I wouldn't do this without consensus. I would do it if we have a few people who could share the ideals of what we have done and achieved and could now take it forward in a new direction.

What is Landscape, Gardens & Health Network?

Landscape Gardens and Health Network is an online resource for anyone interested in the role of gardens and designed space for health. It features current research and events that show the therapeutic value of gardens and green space. Landscape is taken in its broadest sense, embracing the natural and designed environment, highlighting its many relationships to human health and wellbeing.
 
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