Our Story.

New Beginnings From Seedlings.

Joanne Greenwood, Managing Director, created the idea; of therapeutic horticulture, which is a therapy using the medium of horticulture/gardening to provide a release and respite from the day to day life of a child living with a disability.

Joanne has carefully developed a way to incorporate the national curriculum into the therapy which allows the child to be able to develop their skills within the environment which suits them best.

Creating Our Ethos & Foundations.

Joanne, has been able to achieve what she has over the last 12 years with the help of her twin sister, Amanda who is also the financial director.

The company is very family based, which we feel provides a safe and warming environment for children and families at a time of need.

Our children's biggest achievement is the development of communication from no speech to sign language, use of picture reference cards and the development of language.

Nature & Nurture.

We are constantly looking to expand into new avenues and have recently combined our two locations into one. We have moved our garden onto the farm, providing a safe space for exploration from the garden to the farm with seamless integration between the two sides of our business.

We have propelled our rural activities and animal husbandry side to match our new location and this has enabled our project to take a new leap forward.

We have also added new services we can provide such as farm yoga and mindfulness to encourage relaxation and engagement.

Picked with care

Amanda & Joanne

Amanda has been with the business from day one; she provides business knowledge, financial expertise, she is the level head we all turn to and is often seen as the mother hen of the company. Amanda has recently trained to be a children’s yoga teacher which she does alongside the projects.

She brings an depth of knowledge of wildlife and plant science to the project .

Greenwood's Therapeutic Horticulture was created by Jo. She is the striving force which has driven this project from day one, her energy passion and enthusiasm enables jo to get the best out of every child which comes to at greenwood’s.

She believes in the equal opportunity for everyone no matter; who you are or what you have or don't have.  

Amanda & Jo are our Active Directors of the business and are always hands on with each project.

Meet the Team

  • Harriet Jeynes

    OCCASIONAL PROJECT LEADER & MARKETING MANAGER

    Harriet joined the business in 2009, trained and developed ways to get the best out of each child. She often works on a one to one level with the children, is qualified in sign language, total communication, epilepsy and first aid. She now runs our marketing side of the business. Harriet also runs a successful sport massage clinic in Staunton.

  • Dominic Jeynes

    AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTOR FENCING & MAINTENANCE

    Dom has been working with us since 2012, he isn’t often at the farm when we have projects but he does a lot behind the scenes, such as fencing, muck heap removal, concrete laying and hay making.

    Dom runs his own business specialising in agricultural and equestrian contractor work. Harriet & Dom’s Dogs are often frequent visitors at the farm too, Haze & Bramble.

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    NEW MEMBERS OF STAFF WILL BE UP ON THE WEBSITE SHORTLY

“All the children really matter to you and you are always looking for new ways of engaging them, coming up with creative solutions to potential problems. Your energy, passion and enthusiasm are boundless and you have built up an amazing staff around you.”

Testimonials

“You have had such a positive effect on so many children's and families lives. I hope you realise how special that place is to us and all the staff that work there.”