Community gardens scheme launched by Dobbies

Dobbies Garden Centre, in Bury St Edmunds, has launched Dobbies Community Gardens, to offer support for community and charity groups in the town to help transform, restore or start their indoor or outdoor green spaces.

It is inviting anyone who has a community space that needs gardening knowledge and inspiration – indoors or outdoors – to get in touch, with applications now open.

The store will select a project to support from the nominations that are made and the winning groups will receive products, tools and plants to help bring their community space to life during a personal-shopper session with a dedicated Dobbies’ colleague. In addition to this, there will be volunteer hours allocated to help bring the project to fruition.

Successful applicants will receive support over the year to keep their indoor or outdoor space blooming.

Nick Anderson, Dobbies’ operations director, said: “There are so many brilliant community groups near our Bury St Edmunds store – from schools and nurseries, to In Bloom groups and charities and even local sports teams. Our store colleagues are ready to take on a fresh challenge for this year and we want to hear from groups who would benefit from our support.

“If anyone knows of a community group that has a garden living project in need of our help, please encourage them to enter.”

Applications are now open and taking part couldn’t be easier. Those entering must be located within 20 miles of Dobbies’ Bury St Edmunds store. For more information about how to get involved visit Dobbies Community Gardens

Nominated projects will be invited along to the store for the free Grow How session on Saturday, May 4, at 10.30am, and the winner will be announced.

The winning team will meet the Dobbies’ colleagues that will support them throughout the project.