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Mayfield Nurseries

We’re a garden centre in Southampton, based in the old walled kitchen garden at Mayfield Park. Every penny we make from plant sales is invested back into helping people with mental health issues.

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Beautiful yellow flowers blooming at Mayfield Nurseries

Our garden centre & café are open to everyone

We stock a wide range of plants for your home and garden.

With an extensive seasonal selection of quality plants including luscious bedding plants, hardy perennials, roses, climbers, beautiful house plants, herbs, seeds and bulbs. You can find the perfect indoor plants for your home office or beautiful blooms for your flower beds. If you’re looking for something specific, we may be able to order it for you, simply ask one of our friendly team!

We also have a small, independent fresh fruit and vegetable shop on site as well as local crafts and gifts available to buy.

You can also unwind at the Mayfield Nurseries Café after a stroll through Mayfield Park with coffee and cake - and dogs are welcome on leads!

Whatever you get out of your visit to Mayfield Nurseries, every penny you spend goes to support our services that help people with mental health issues live the best possible lives and work towards recovery.

We help people to grow

As a social enterprise and a subsidiary of Solent Mind, our mission is to bring about positive change for people struggling with their mental health through gardening. 

Through our schedule of wellbeing groups and training programmes we we provide a place for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities to develop new skills and be part of a supportive, friendly community. We empower them to make dramatic improvements in their mental health, confidence and self esteem.

New: Free digital skills courses to build confidence with technology.

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What's on at Mayfield

Family Activities

Jubilee Garden Party - 4th June

To celebrate 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, Mayfield is turning red white and blue!
Kid's Activities

Pterodactyl Kite Making - 30th May

Make your own pterodactyl then fly it high in the sky!
Kid's Activities

Fossil Making - 2nd June

Make your own archaeological finding and take your fossil home to keep as a memory

 More events

We believe that gardening and spending time in nature has the power to transform lives.

Mayfield Nurseries has helped by giving me a sense of purpose and routine during the week. I have something to look forward to! The people who work at Mayfield Nurseries are so welcoming and I’ve made some great friends along the way, it really cheers me up being able to share a joke or two!
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I love working with plants and feel I have learnt so much from Mayfield Nurseries, spending time around nature and greenery can really help you to feel better.
Participant
Everyone is so friendly and helpful. You’ll be based within Mayfield Park and it’s so peaceful and relaxing. You’ll learn about so many different plants in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Participant
The team at Mayfield have helped me to believe in myself, the experience has given my confidence a boost, and when I reflect on it, it’s given me hope.
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100%
of people said Mayfield has improved their mental health.
90%
of people feel their skills have improved as a result of accessing Mayfield's services.
100%
Of our profits are ploughed back into helping people with mental health issues...
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Wellbeing Programmes

Mayfield Nurseries Wellbeing Centre is a friendly and safe place with an informal atmosphere. We offer people the opportunity to make friends and learn practical skills. Our aim is to help individuals work towards recovery.

Fundraising

With your support, we can be there for anyone who needs us. Whether you take on a 10k run, organise a cake sale or choose Mayfield Nurseries as your charity partner, you’re doing more than just raising vital funds. You're helping to transform lives by connecting to nature.

Plants for People

The Plants for People project is a joint initiative between Mayfield Nurseries and Southampton City Council, which combines community development work with gardening to make a lasting difference to people living on social housing estates in Southampton.

Donate

Please make a donation today so we can continue to provide the support, advice and equipment needed to deliver our life-changing services.

Legacy Giving to Support Mayfield

A gift in your will could play a vital part in us being able to deliver our services to those that need it most.

Corporate partnerships

There are lots of ways to get your company involved with Mayfield Nurseries, through donations, volunteering, or long term partnerships - tell us how you'd like to help!