Martin has a career stretching nearly 30 years as an NHS senior manager and in leading and developing disability charities. Martin is horticulturally qualified and the establishment of gardening4growth in Spring 2013 highlights Martin’s real passion for gardening and the power, he believes it has to enhance people’s lives. He is currently supporting mainly younger people with varied needs as well as organising the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show held at Boconnoc near Lostwithiel each April. Martin is specifically supporting students with special needs at Cornwall College, as well as working with local schools to develop their interest in gardening. He feels fortunate to also be organising the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show which attracts up to 10,000 visitors over two days. He is particularly keen to encourage even more families and younger people to be involved and to put on more show gardens next April. Martin strongly believes that anyone, whatever their age or background, can harness real fulfilment from gardening; whether by working with the soil, watching flowers or vegetables that have been grown from seed develop, or by simply being outside and observing birds or insects and butterflies pollinating our flowers. No special qualifications are required and everyone can take part. He believes that we can all potentially grow and develop as people through gardening and that goes to the heart of what his business is about.
Email: Pallettmartin9@gmail.com Tel: 07734 366504 25