The Quiet Garden Movement is a network of outdoor spaces and gardens spread across both rural and urban locations worldwide. These outdoor spaces are used for prayer, contemplation, stillness and rest for the spiritual, mental and physical well-being of individuals, groups and communities.
Quiet gardens are places where we can bring our questions, our struggles, our tiredness and our longings. There is something about those spaces which holds us, calms us, and often helps us to see things in a new light. I give thanks for the Quiet Garden Trust and the vital work of ensuring that such places are available to as many people as possible in as many places as can be found. Gardens are tools of transformation and healing. May we cherish that gift.
The Rt. Revd and Rt. Hon. Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London
The Quiet Garden Movement is committed to, and inspired by, its Christian roots. However, those involved in the Movement come from a variety of traditions and cultures, and access to outdoor spaces and gardens is available to individuals and communities of all faiths and none. As such, the gardens are found in a variety of settings including private homes, churches, schools, hospitals, community gardens, prisons, retreat centres and woodland burial grounds.
Today we enjoy working with a global network of Quiet Gardens
Each Quiet Garden offers something a little different. One garden may provide a dedicated, free of charge space where you can just ‘drop in’ at a time to suit you, any day, all year round. Another garden may run low-cost events, such as quiet days or retreats, where you may be required to book your place in advance. And yet another may be set up as a labyrinth garden, offering the opportunity for a prayerful or meditative walk for those who follow the labyrinth’s path. Some Quiet Gardens are only accessible by those who are part of that particular community, such as gardens provided in schools, prisons or hospitals.
All Quiet Gardens are owned and run locally by the host with ongoing support from us.
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