A GARDEN centre chain is encouraging green fingered communities to come together this spring to transform open spaces.
Dobbies is helping Brighton’s green areas blossom with the return of the Helping Your Community Grow campaign, with a focus on sustainability.
For 2022, Dobbies is seeking local groups wanting to help their community space flourish in a sustainable way.
Whether it’s a community allotment project to get children eating more fruit and vegetables, a wildflower garden with pollinating flowers for bees and insects or a calming outdoor space for boosting mental health, Dobbies looks to help communities in Brighton transform their local areas.
Graeme Jenkins, CEO of Dobbies said: “Community is at the forefront of what we do at Dobbies and we’re proud to be relaunching our Helping Your Community Grow initiative again this spring.
“We had a brilliant variety of applications last year in Brighton and it was great to see local community spaces, school vegetable patches and memorial gardens benefit from our support.
“This year we are particularly keen to hear from projects in Brighton who have a sustainable focus to their work and our teams will share their knowledge of sustainable products and practices, to ensure a truly eco-friendly approach.”
People looking to participate can submit an application form via Dobbies’ website, showcasing their community space that needs some attention and what they plan to do if they receive the support.
A successful group will be given advice, products and time to help transform their outdoor spaces, using their sustainable product ranges wherever possible.
This could include peat-free compost, recycled and recyclable pots, UK-sourced plants and safer pest control products.
In addition to the regional winners of Dobbies’ Helping Your Community Grow initiative, one national winner will receive further support.
Claire Blowers from Noadswood PSA, the national winner from 2021, said: “We really benefited from entering Helping Your Community Grow in 2021.
“We had invaluable support and advice from the team, along with products that enabled us to transform our space.
“I would highly recommend community projects submitting entries for this year’s initiative.”
Applications are now open until March 25, 2022. For more information on how to take part, visit www.dobbies.com/helping-your-community-grow
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