How your garden could help you manage menopause

A menopause expert and garden designer share their advice on creating outdoor spaces to boost mental and physical wellbeing

The Newson Health Menopause Garden will offer a visually enriching yet calm atmosphere, with a space for relaxation, a yoga corner, and an area for outdoor cooking. Picture: Alamy/PA

Gardening may not cure hot flushes, brain fog and other symptoms associated with menopause — but it could help women through it.

Menopause expert Dr Louise Newson says: “We know that when people are menopausal they have increased risk of mental health [problems] and osteoporosis, so anything that makes people active and improves their mental health is good.”