Trellis Conference: Advancing Therapeutic Horticulture
The Trellis Conference is Scotland’s leading event for professionals working in therapeutic horticulture. Held annually, it brings together over 100 practitioners, researchers, and advocates from across the UK to share knowledge, explore best practice, and strengthen connections across the sector.
What the Conference Offers
- Professional input from keynote speakers, workshop leaders, and delegates, covering topics from horticulture techniques to therapeutic practices.
- Networking opportunities with a diverse community of over 100 attendees, fostering collaboration peer support and fresh perspectives.
- Project showcases that highlight innovation, impact and the diverse ways gardening supports health and wellbeing.
- Training workshops tailored to practical and therapeutic gardening themes, offering hands-on learning and skill-building.
Conferences from previous years
Trellis Therapeutic Horticulture Conference 2026
13th March 2026
The Trellis Conference is Scotland’s leading event for professionals working in therapeutic horticulture. Held annually, it brings together over 100 practitioners, researchers, and advocates from across the UK to share knowledge, explore best practice, and strengthen connections across the sector.
What the Conference Offers
- Professional input from keynote speakers, workshop leaders, and delegates, covering topics from horticulture techniques to therapeutic practices.
- Networking opportunities with a diverse community of over 100 attendees, fostering collaboration peer support and fresh perspectives.
- Project showcases that highlight innovation, impact and the diverse ways gardening supports health and wellbeing.
- Training workshops tailored to practical and therapeutic gardening themes, offering hands-on learning and skill-building.
Trellis Therapeutic Horticulture Conference 2025
Our conference took place on the 14th March 2025.
This inspirational Conference provided:
- professional input from delegates, workshop presenters and keynote speakers
- networking opportunities - with over 100 delegates attending annually its easy to find many like- minded professionals and new perspectives
- project showcases, an opportunity to share your work with a wider audience
- workshops - learning opportunities on topics ranging from horticulture to therapeutic gardening and more...
- opportunities to survey opinion from delegates to inform services to the sector
- sponsorship/advertising opportunities - through donating prizes, renting market stall space and contributing to conference costs
Trellis Therapeutic Horticulture Conference 2023
Our annual conference attracts around 150 delegates each year from across Scotland and the UK. Almost all work or volunteer at therapeutic gardening projects and in care homes, community gardens, hospitals and schools.
Additionally, we were fortunate enough to have Brian Cunningham, presenter of BBC2’s Beechgrove Garden and Head Gardener at Scone Palace joining us on the day to share his extensive knowledge.