Posted on: 4 October 2023
During Spring 2023, colleagues working at Fairfields House in Kingsbury came together to plant sunflower seeds as a wellbeing exercise.
Belinda Chalom, Service Administrator for Brent Integrated Psychology & Psychotherapy Service, came up with the idea: “I associate sunflowers with smiles and positive vibes and the weather had been rather un-Summer-like.”
Belinda mixed some packets of sunflower seeds together, printed out growing instructions and invited anyone who was interested to grow flowers of their own. The response from staff was very positive and whilst some flowers struggled to germinate, there were several successes which you can see below:
Belinda said: “I really enjoyed meeting more colleagues and I think this gardening project helped spread a little happiness. I might do the same thing next year, but earlier in the season.”