Alistair Griffiths
Biographic Data
| ID | 6187453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alistair Griffiths |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alistair |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffiths |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITHS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Horticultural Society |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Noticing nature
Spending time in natural environments is associated with enhanced well‐being, including reduced stress and improved cognitive restoration. This experimental study investigates whether these benefits can be amplified by providing environmental prompts to direct attention towards specific features (natural versus human‐made) within the environment. Seventy‐nine participants were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: Restorative prompting; …
Gardens with Kerb Appeal - A Framework to Understand the Relationship between Britain in Bloom Gardeners and Their Front Gardens
Britain in Bloom is a UK national campaign to help people improve their local environment through gardening, a popular and accessible pastime. This research presents a framework to understand the relationships between gardeners and their front gardens (yards). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of focus group data with 20 Britain in Bloom gardeners in Greater London explores why people garden in front gardens, how social cohesion may emerge…
“It made me feel brighter in myself”- The health and well-being impacts of a residential front garden horticultural intervention
Color aesthetics
Evidence shows green space exposure has beneficial impacts on psychological and physiological wellbeing. However, aesthetic differences in color use in cultivated garden landscapes on wellbeing remains unexplored. This study investigates how warm and cool colored garden landscapes affect psychological and physiological wellbeing and how responses differ geographically. Our between subjects design used USA and UK participants exposed to videos of …
Why garden? – Attitudes and the perceived health benefits of home gardening
Domestic (home) gardens provide opportunities for psychological and physical health benefits, yet these environments have received less attention in terms of their therapeutic value compared to other urban green spaces. This is despite their ubiquity and the popularity of gardening as a pastime. This research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognised any health benefits from the activity. A questionnair…
Spending time in the garden is positively associated with health and wellbeing
Why garden? – Attitudes and the perceived health benefits of home gardening
Domestic (home) gardens provide opportunities for psychological and physical health benefits, yet these environments have received less attention in terms of their therapeutic value compared to other urban green spaces. This is despite their ubiquity and the popularity of gardening as a pastime. This research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognised any health benefits from the activity. A questionnair…
Gardens with Kerb Appeal - A Framework to Understand the Relationship between Britain in Bloom Gardeners and Their Front Gardens
Britain in Bloom is a UK national campaign to help people improve their local environment through gardening, a popular and accessible pastime. This research presents a framework to understand the relationships between gardeners and their front gardens (yards). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of focus group data with 20 Britain in Bloom gardeners in Greater London explores why people garden in front gardens, how social cohesion may emerge…
Spending time in the garden is positively associated with health and wellbeing
“It made me feel brighter in myself”- The health and well-being impacts of a residential front garden horticultural intervention
Color aesthetics
Evidence shows green space exposure has beneficial impacts on psychological and physiological wellbeing. However, aesthetic differences in color use in cultivated garden landscapes on wellbeing remains unexplored. This study investigates how warm and cool colored garden landscapes affect psychological and physiological wellbeing and how responses differ geographically. Our between subjects design used USA and UK participants exposed to videos of …
Why garden? – Attitudes and the perceived health benefits of home gardening
Domestic (home) gardens provide opportunities for psychological and physical health benefits, yet these environments have received less attention in terms of their therapeutic value compared to other urban green spaces. This is despite their ubiquity and the popularity of gardening as a pastime. This research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognised any health benefits from the activity. A questionnair…
Gardens with Kerb Appeal - A Framework to Understand the Relationship between Britain in Bloom Gardeners and Their Front Gardens
Britain in Bloom is a UK national campaign to help people improve their local environment through gardening, a popular and accessible pastime. This research presents a framework to understand the relationships between gardeners and their front gardens (yards). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of focus group data with 20 Britain in Bloom gardeners in Greater London explores why people garden in front gardens, how social cohesion may emerge…
Noticing nature
Spending time in natural environments is associated with enhanced well‐being, including reduced stress and improved cognitive restoration. This experimental study investigates whether these benefits can be amplified by providing environmental prompts to direct attention towards specific features (natural versus human‐made) within the environment. Seventy‐nine participants were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: Restorative prompting; …
Psychology (6 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)