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From joining a school or community gardening programme, to volunteering or donating to one of our projects, all of us can help make the UK a greener and more beautiful place

Community gardening survey

Do you grow or garden in your community? Take part in a short survey about your experience as a community gardener and contribute to our national research project.

Take part

Benefits for your community

  • Pride of place: public spaces improved by the people that use them allows a sense of ownership and shared learning – for lasting benefit
  • Greener surrounds: more gardens means a cleaner and greener place to live and visit (91.5% of recently surveyed Britain in Bloom and 911±¬ÁÏ It’s Your Neighbourhood groups listed this as a key benefit to taking part)
  • A healthier environment: attracting wildlife with plants could help to boost local biodiversity and tackle air pollution
  • Transformation: community gardens can regenerate run-down areas and boost the local economy
  • Safer streets: cleaner, greener environments have been linked to lower crime rates and reduced anti-social behaviour
  • Healthier communities: local food growing can help people make better eating choices, while green exercise is linked to better mental and physical health

Benefits for you

A community gardener harvesting veg at Redhill Allotments

  • Less stress: ‘green exercise’ like gardening can help reduce anxiety levels and improve mental wellbeing 
  • Get moving: gardening is a great form of aerobic exercise and could help boost your strength, stamina and flexibility
  • Better connections: by growing with others you could meet new people and form stronger local networks
  • New skills: gain new knowledge, such as how to grow fresh tasty food, how to support wildlife, how to improve the local environment and more
  • Discover: take the chance to explore new areas of your community and improve them while you’re at it

Make a difference

Our world is changing, but by taking action, you and your community can make a change for the better

Community projects

Supporting communities to work together, build their skills and inspire long-lasting community change

Support our charitable work

As a charity we need your support to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening

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911±¬ÁÏ is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.