Adventures with Flowers TV: Gardening for busy women

I am going to be talking to you today about five simple daily rest habits I use to weave rest into my everyday — and how they help me avoid burnout. So welcome! If you are new here, my name is Kendall Marie Platt. I’m a horticultural therapist and space holder for garden curious women, and I am on a mission to support you to create your garden sanctuary — so that you can feel held, so that you can...

Hello from a very hot and sweaty Berkshire in the south of England. If your plants are wilting right now, don’t panic. I’m going to share with you 3 things you can do to protect them from the extreme heat that won’t take loads of time. If you’re new here my name is Kendall Marie Platt. I’m a horticultural therapist and I am all about getting you off of your phone and into your garden as the antido...

Welcome to this episode of Adventures with Flowers TV. My name is Kendall Marie Platt. I’m a horticultural therapist and space holder for garden curious women. My whole MO is to get more people off of their phones and into their gardens as a way of connecting with nature as the antidote to burnout. So if you are finding yourself scrolling on your phone to numb your feelings to try and feel better,...

Today I’m going to be bringing you some watering tips to help your plants and your garden survive in this heatwave we are having in the UK right now. But if you live in a hot climate, you could absolutely apply this to where you live as well. I hope you’ve got a drink and you’re ready to learn. I have forgone my usual hot drink in favour of a water bottle the size of my head, but it’s necessary in...

Today i’m sharing three mistakes that I’ve made in my garden this month. The reason I wanted to talk about this is because one of the biggest things I see holding my clients back is the fear of making mistakes when it comes to gardening. If you’re new here, welcome! My name is Kendall Marie Platt, I’m a horticultural therapist, and I am on a mission to get women off of their phones and into their...

I launched my top tier membership option called Bloom in March this year and it was an utter flop. While I was reflecting on it afterwards I realised that I had made some of the mistakes that I see clients making all the time before we work together. So I thought I’d share them with you, incase you’re making them too. Not giving it enough time I don’t mean spending hours and hours on it- because l...

Hello and welcome to this episode of Adventures with Flowers TV with me, Kendall Marie Platt. I am a horticultural therapist and space holder for garden curious women, and I am on a mission to get more women gardening as the antidote to burnout. Today I’m going to be talking to you about how to make sure that your tulips — that you’ve spent money on and spent ages planting — come back year after y...

In today’s episode I’m sharing a case study with you. My client Carly knows how healing nature is, but she’s a busy working mum with two kids and she wasn’t finding the time to create the woodland garden border in her garden that she was craving. Hi, if you’re new here, I’m Kendall Marie Platt — Horticultural Therapist and space holder for garden-curious women who are burned out from holding it al...

Today I am going to take you around my garden and show you the top five spring plants that I use when I need a boost of energy. I’m going to explain why they’re so good at helping you to power up, avoid that mid-afternoon slump, and how you can use them at the end of the day when you want energy to do more than just flop on the sofa feeling like an exhausted donkey. Because that is not what we are...

There is a lot of advice out there on the internet, a lot of influencers and a lot of brands trying to sell you gardening equipment that, frankly, you just don’t need. So I’m going to share with you here the tools that you do need and those which you shouldn’t bother spending your money on — from the perspective of a busy working mum who gets, if she’s lucky, 20 minutes a day to garden, because it...

Perhaps you have ADHD or perhaps your brain is just constantly whirring with all the things you have to remember. Either way your brain needs a break! Come and find it in the garden with us. This is a chat I had ( Kendall Marie Platt 🌱 , a horticultural therapist and founder of Adventures with Flowers) with the gorgeous Gail Doggett , a coach for ADHD writers and new-ish allotment holder extraord...

Thanks so much to those of you who joined me live. If I haven’t answered your question in the video above or in the written version below, please drop it in the comments below and i’ll answer it for you. Don’t forget this round of Bloom closes at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026 and I won’t be opening the doors again until June 2026. Do you need a big garden to join Bloom? Not at all. Bloom is fo...

The fourth reason is because it helps you grow your self worth. Hi, I’m Kendall Marie Platt, a horticultural therapist and space-holder for garden curious women. I’m on a mission to help every woman create her own garden sanctuary as the antidote to burnout. Whether you’ve been knocked by redundancy, the constant judgement from others in motherhood, divorce or separation, workplace bullying or jus...

The third reason is because ‘You create a beautiful space that HOLDS YOU’. Hi, I’m Kendall Marie Platt, a horticultural therapist and space-holder for garden curious women. I’m on a mission to help every woman create her own garden sanctuary as the antidote to burnout. As women we are under so much pressure juggling all the things. We’re often caring for kids or elderly parents, working to pay the...

The second reason Is because it QUIETS YOUR MIND Hi, I’m Kendall Marie Platt, a horticultural therapist and space-holder for garden curious women. I’m on a mission to help every woman create her own garden sanctuary as the antidote to burnout. Whether you have a neurodivergent brain like me or you are just juggling a lot, it can feel like you’re drowning in the noise. Daily time in your garden hel...

The first reason Is because it LOWERS YOUR STRESS LEVELS Hi, I’m Kendall Marie Platt, a horticultural therapist and space-holder for garden curious women. I’m on a mission to help every woman create her own garden sanctuary as the antidote to burnout. The reason gardening and horticultural therapy specifically is so good for lowering your stress levels is because it helps you complete the stress c...

AI summary provided by Claude.ai, thanks babes. This is a Substack Live conversation between Kendall Marie Platt 🌱 , a horticultural therapist, and Lee Griffith , a coach who helps people unlearn limiting beliefs. They explore common mental blocks that stop people from gardening, finding that these surface excuses almost always point to deeper issues around identity, self-worth, and conditioning....

Hi darling, if you’re new here, you are so, so welcome. I’m Kendall, a UK based horticultural therapist and space holder for garden curious women . Here on my Substack, I share tips on how to grow your garden sanctuary and how to use gardening to reduce your stress levels and avoid burnout. Roses are one of the best plants to grow in a garden in my opinion. Not only do they come in all sorts of be...

Come and take 20 minutes for you and calm your nervous system in the garden. Not sure what to do in your garden? I’ve got you with a whole host of 20 minute activities here for you to choose from. Search for the month we’re in, choose one and get out and do it alongside us. Your mind and garden will thank you. p.s. Something new and very exciting coming soon so make sure you’re subscribed to the S...

Come and join me as I answer your questions about planting out your plants. Including: * I’ve grown plants from seed, how do I know when my plants are ready to go in the ground? * I want to have really full looking borders, how closely should I plant my plants? * I’ve planted my plants out but now they’ve stopped growing, have I killed them? * And question live on the call from the Seed member Jo...

The plants you’ve grown from seed are getting big! But it’s still too soon to be planting them out. In this live video I share some key signs that your seedlings need potting on and show you how to pot them on so they continue to grow well and flourish! To get alerts for future live demo videos pop your email address in here. Videos can only be watched live in the Substack app so click the button...

20 minutes to garden along together. Before you begin, decide on what gardening task you’d like to get done. If you’ve no idea where to start then come and join the Seed membership and choose a 20 minute activity from the list of this weeks activities . Share in the comments below with us for accountability. Then check in with where you are on a scale of 1-10. Where 1 is low mood, anxious and stre...

In this month’s Q&A I answer the following questions: * My garden is very green and masculine. I’d love to add more colour and femininity to it. What should I plant? * I want my garden to be a calming space but every time I look at it I feel so overwhelmed and feel just like paving it over. * PLUS Seedling Rosie asked for my top tips on how and when to move Spring bulbs Come and get your gardening...

In this video i’m showcasing some of the gorgeous quirky herb varieties available from Urban herbs here in the UK. Ideal for adding to food and cocktails, jazzing up your glass of water and helping you to create areas in your garden to change your mood. There are herbs for more energy, herbs for relaxation and herbs to attract wildlife. I mentioned I spoke to Andy and Kate from Urban Herbs all abo...

Garden and chat: A safe place to come and have the big conversations that women need right now Come and garden along with me for 20 minutes while we shine a light on areas of our lives still shrouded in shame. So that we can begin to break free from the constraints of the social structures that are keeping us stuck, exhausted and burnt out. This week the theme is: My body is the least interesting...