What we provide
BEAUTIFUL, RESILIENT HOUSEPLANTS DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR
The Glasshouse is a social enterprise offering second chances through horticultural training to women based in UK prisons. We harness the power of botanics to make work and living spaces greener, healthier and more inviting. Plants are proven to improve mental and physical wellbeing, increase creativity and concentration and remove toxins from the air.
Services Include:
- Office Planting
- Maintaining office plants
- Corporate gifts
- Shop
Sectors we’ve worked in
About us
Passionate about botanics
We are a social enterprise offering second chances to women prisoners reaching the end of their prison sentence. Our mission is to reduce reoffending through horticultural training and employment. Our team grow and nurture beautiful, resilient houseplants, which are sold directly through our website and shop located in Cranbrook, as well as our bespoke corporate gifting service and plantscaping for offices, hospitality and retail.
Our project is based out of East Sutton Park prison for women in Kent. This is where our team of ex-offenders began caring for, growing and propagating temperate house plants before moving to bigger facilities in Cranbrook. Upon release, we offer help with job placement and housing, as the primary causes of reoffending are lack of secure housing and employment. Our project is based around the proven physical and emotional benefits that being close to nature provides. Plants in the workspace are proven to increase productivity, concentration and creativity as well as clean toxins from the air and increase oxygen levels.
Our plants are good for everyone, from the women who work with us to the people living and working around our live greenery. We hope you will be passionate about our botanics too. Together we can grow a brighter future for everyone.
Our Social Mission
THE GLASSHOUSE ALUMNI
The core of our work revolves around the women who participate in our program. Although we feel a sense of loss when they move on, we take pride in recognising their dedication and perseverance.
As is now a Glasshouse tradition, the day our graduates bid farewell, we honour their journey and progress. Every graduate selects a plant to grace their new home, symbolising growth and new beginnings, courtesy of The Glasshouse. Alongside this, they receive ongoing emotional support and a grant to aid their transition into the next chapter of their lives.
Our Impact
30 Women Progressed through programme
Women in prison often experience abuse and trauma resulting in anxiety and low self-esteem therefore, not all our graduates wish to have a photo but over 30 women have progressed through our programme. We are incredibly proud of our 0% reoffending rate.