As the RHS unveils four new community gardens as part of its celebrations for RHS Garden Day, at the start of National Gardening Week, it’s time to start thinking about setting up your own community garden.
You may have noticed unused patches of land in an urban area, or simply want to brighten up an allotment or a school open space, or feel the need to integrate your community with some colourful pot plants to line your street.
“Community gardens massively aid mental wellbeing,” says Ann Holland, garden designer and Britain in Bloom community gardening competition judge. “They give people a sense of purpose, they can see what they’ve done and they provide vital social interaction.”
She offers the following tips to start your own community garden…
“Engage with the community to find out if you can get a group together. or approach a local Britain in Bloom group if you have an idea. See if there’s any interest. You may do that through a coffee morning – I’ve had a local coffee shop sponsor me with coffee and cake, and people have just come for a natter to discuss…
