Flower Pod is truly a unique facility – and one we are all extremely proud of.
A 1.5-acre site, surrounded by farmland on the edge of Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst campus, our horticultural social enterprise provides outdoor therapeutic sessions. Here, our clients (with the support of staff and local volunteers), grow and sell beautiful cut flowers, enjoy learning horticultural and floristry skills, and gain in confidence; building the capabilities needed for independent living.
Flower Pod also is a place to relax, build new friendships, enjoy physical activity and get close to nature.
This very special site also generates much-needed income for Reach through the sale of flowers to the community and beyond. Our flowers are bought for weddings, funerals, events and celebrations. We also make our own environmentally-friendly, natural petal confetti. Flower Pod is hugely popular with customers who love being able to buy locally grown flowers whilst supporting Reach.
Click here to buy your bouquets, centrepieces and confetti today!
Flower Pod is available for hire to corporate clients and for events. We host corporate teams for volunteering activities. Organisations including Marks & Spencer, Experian and Boots repeatedly join us, with many more coming along throughout the year, all telling us how rewarding a day with us is.
If you would like to order your flowers, get involved as a client, carer, volunteer or donor, visit the Flower Pod site or call 01636 918271.
Find us at: Home Farm, Brackenhurst Lane, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QL. Call us on 01636 918271.
Jane Hufton
Flower Pod Centre Manager
Hello, I’m Jane…
There aren’t many mornings I wake up and think, ‘Oh no, I’ve got to go to work again’!
I am surrounded by great people, in a glorious setting, doing something I love.
Flower Pod embodies teamwork, commitment and a whole lot of fun.
Nurturing people is my passion – to be doing it in a garden? Dreamy!
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Connor and Trudi are busy sorting bulbs for our next Flower Pod client activity pack. These will enable those clients not able to come to Flower Pod right now to grow their own bulbs at home. Connor is improving his numeracy skills and learning about bulbs, having fun at the same time!#NeverMoreNeeded Reach Care
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Can’t wait to these blooming with our clients next year! Great work x
I don't Miss going to Flower Pod on Monday, i'm happy staying at home.
He does love flower pod xx
You look very busy and happy Connor! You are doing a grand job to help all your friends. I miss you all Lin
See you there in a bit xx
Lovely pic of me nephew xx loves his days at flower pod xx
Dear FB FP following friends.
We are delighted to welcome some clients and volunteers back to Flower Pod and so very grateful to all who have taken part in our safe, socially distanced trial activities so far.
Look out for more posts of what we’ve been up to but for now let me share this absolute delight - our clever clients armed with shears and supporters have only gone and made a reindeer from a wayward Hawthorn!
I think you’ll agree it is VERY special!!
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Great to see you back, loving the reindeer - perfect for the hot weather 🙂
I never noticed this yesterday !!!! 😆 He must have had his head down xx
It doesn’t look like much does it? But these 3 socially distanced volunteers are making a BIG difference... helping us maintain our garden to support our clients.
Accessible space is vital for us to continue providing therapeutic horticulture for people with learning disabilities... this year, next year, we couldn’t do it without you. #NeverMoreNeeded
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Happy to help if needed.
We’ve been enjoying the beautiful and inspiring Flowers From The Farm virtual Big Weekend. So thought we’d post a few highlights from Flower Pod’s very own acre of earth through the summer so far. A very different and very challenging one it’s been. But nature keeps giving and our staff, clients and volunteers keep working hard.
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Beautiful well done everyone for all your hard work x
New residents have moved in at Flower Pod!
Thanks to John who will be looking after our hive of bizzy buzzy bees. We hope they will like our flowers and make themselves at home. One very exciting step in the Wildlife Garden project, and great to be able to engage our clients in the fascinating world of the honey making hive mind...
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Well done John for working with the flower Pod. Benefits all round.
Very good job flowers ,bees, ideal combos
Wow never cease to amaze me what FP will do next xx
My nephew connor hope never stops talking about flower pod always count down sleeps till he comes again lol xxx
Hello John.