Everything's coming up roses for award-winning Lanarkshire gardener

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A talented gardener who has helped around 150 disabled people to grow the seeds that they sow has been awarded a coveted horticultural prize.Scott Green was recruited as a development worker a decade ago by Castlemilk-based social enterprise company, Fair Deal.There he canvassed the opinions of people with learning disabilities who receive assistance and support through its services.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Scott has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism spectrum disorder, which means his behaviour and thinking patterns can be rigid and repetitive, and he can find it difficulty to relate socially to others.So, when a staff member at Fair Deal approached him five years ago and asked if he’d like to try gardening, he didn’t think it was for him.The father-of-two told Lanarkshire Live: “Anne-Marie Docherty explained they were thinking of developing a gardening project and I was not too keen at first, to be honest.“A small group of people from different organisations discussed the programme and what it would look like, how much it would cost and how many people we’d have on the group.

I decided to give it a go.”Lottery-funded Help Yourself Grow, which is part of Fair Deal, stepped in to get the project off the ground and Scott was among those who participated in a successful year-long pilot