Dobbies community gardens
Overview
All types of community and charity groups are welcome to apply.
Their colleagues are passionate about gardens and plants, championing garden living all year round to create experiences that bring people and communities together.
- As part of Dobbies Community Gardens, they will donate plants, tools and gardening equipment to help bring your green space to life. In addition to this, there will be volunteer hours allocated.
- Nominated projects will be invited along to their local store for the free Grow How session on Saturday 3 May, 10.30am, and the winner will be announced.
- The winning team for each store will meet the Dobbies’ colleagues that will support them throughout the project.
Entry criteria
Entries for Dobbies Community Gardens are:
- Open to all UK based community and charity groups within 20 miles of a Dobbies’ store with;
- an indoor or outdoor space; and
- a garden project that requires gardening equipment and advice
- Open until 31 March 2025
- Should be completed by someone involved in the project or a supporter
- Must be completed by an adult (over 18)
Judging process:
All submissions will be reviewed by the relevant local store team, who will assess the written submission using a scoring system. One winner will then be selected for each of Dobbies’ 53 stores, provided a valid entry is received. The winners will be supported with products and advice, as well as volunteer hours provided by store colleagues. No cash donations will be made.
The judges’ decision on the winning projects will be final.
The winning projects may be verified with an arranged call to confirm all supplied details are correct.
Winners will be announced at Dobbies’ free Grow How session on Saturday 3 May at 10:30am.