Dobbies Garden Centres has announced its support for 53 local charities and community groups across the UK through its Dobbies Community Gardens initiative, seeing the Swindon store award Lawn Primary School.
This year, the programme received hundreds of applications from deserving causes, with each of Dobbies’ 53 stores selecting a local garden project to support from the nominations received.
One of the projects is Lawn Primary School in Swindon, selected by the Swindon store, which is hoping to transform their unused outdoor space for children to use for outdoor learning. The unused garden will be updated with new pots to plant fruits and vegetables to use in the school and will allow the children to take part in hands-on learning.
With Dobbies’ support, the school will receive expert advice from Dobbies’ Green Team on what to plant in their outdoor space, as well as the essential tools and plants they need to create their perfect school garden.
Dobbies’ General Manager for the Swindon store, Andrew Emery, said: “Thank you to everyone who applied to Dobbies Community Gardens this year. We received a fantastic selection of entries from inspiring groups across Swindon all with a shared passion for bringing their garden projects to life.
“Selecting the successful project has been incredibly difficult, but we’re delighted to be supporting Lawn Primary School this year. Through this initiative, we’re helping communities to get growing while creating and enhancing green spaces for local people to enjoy. We’re looking forward to seeing how Lawn Primary School develop and the positive difference they will make.”
Through the initiative, Dobbies’ teams’ will help bring the local project to life by providing volunteer hours and product donations, including plants, compost, grow-your-own items and essential gardening tools.
The successful groups include a wide range of organisations such as schools, nurseries, care homes and community gardens, all working to create or enhance green spaces within their communities.
For more information on Dobbies Community Gardens and to see the full list of selected groups, visit Dobbies Community Gardens | Dobbies Garden Centres
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