Cultivating Wellbeing

Welcome to Cultivating Wellbeing! Helping you enjoy the amazing health and wellbeing benefits of gardens and nature.


Find dozens of activity ideas and guidance so you can create your personal gardening and nature-based wellbeing plan. This could be nurturing plants, creative projects, invigorating walks or getting outside and experiencing the joys of nature.


Did you know? Just 5 minutes in nature can help boost your wellbeing.

App features include:

• Dozens of gardening and nature-based activity ideas to try
• An interactive wellbeing calendar
• Options to tailor your plan to your free time, space and wellbeing goals
• View activities planned this week
• Suggestions for quick wellbeing boosts
• Space to share your thoughts and mood
• Short animated videos bringing the science of why gardens and nature make us feel good to life
• Encouraging prompts to help you on your way
• Plenty of resource guides and inspiring stories

Cultivating Wellbeing costs £2.49 a year to access, available via an in-app subscription. You can enjoy a 14-day free trial before your subscription is fully activated, giving you the opportunity to build your plan and start activities. Cancel anytime before the 14 day period is up and you will not be charged. Please be aware that if you do cancel your subscription before the 14 day period, you will no longer be able to access your plan or activities once the 14 day period is over.

No gardening knowledge? No problem! This app is suitable for everyone from beginner to experienced gardeners. All activities include clear guidance on what you need and how to do. Many activities need minimal equipment.


Record your thoughts


With the thoughts section of the app, you can make notes of what you enjoy, celebrate successes and accept when things don’t go to plan.
Record your daily mood to keep track of what makes you feel good.


Supporting health and wellbeing


This app is designed for anyone looking to improve their health and wellbeing – particularly, mental wellbeing.


Why is gardening and time in nature good for health and wellbeing?


• Supports physical health
• Can help improve mental wellbeing
• Helps us connect with others
• Offers lifelong learning
• Makes us feel connected to nature


Did you know? You can burn 250 or more calories an hour gardening


Staying physically active is also proven to help reduce the risk of many long-term health conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.


If you are experiencing severe mental or physical health symptoms, we recommend consulting with a GP or health professional first.


Data & privacy


We will only be asking for essential information. The app has been developed to rigorous data and privacy standards. Your data will not be shared with any 3rd parties or used for any other marketing purposes without your consent.


Who has created the Cultivating Wellbeing app?


Cultivating Wellbeing has been created by Thrive, the gardening for health charity. We have more than 40 years of specialist knowledge in the use of STH (social and therapeutic horticulture).


We are working with the University of Essex to conduct research to validate the effectiveness of the app for health and wellbeing.

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Cultivating Wellbeing costs £2.49 a year to access, available via an in-app subscription. You can enjoy a 14-day free trial before your subscription is fully activated, giving you the opportunity to build your plan and start activities. Cancel anytime before the 14 day period is up and you will not be charged. Please be aware that if you do cancel your subscription before the 14 day period, you will no longer be able to access your plan or activities once the 14 day period is over.

Please see Apples Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/