The Great Garden Quiz 2023

Challenge yourself, your schools, and your communities with this year’s Great Garden Quiz! The questions range from music and films to the history of gardens, plants, and, of course, some general knowledge. And if you get any wrong, don’t worry! It’s a great opportunity to learn some fascinating new facts.

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How to sell your garden

Don’t panic! We’re not about to ask you to hang up your spade and lock up your greenhouse. We’re talking about using what you grow in your garden to raise money that you can put towards your garden. This is also a great opportunity to get members of schools and communities interested, and ultimately, get…

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Community Fundraising Ideas

How you raise funds is an important consideration when you run a school or community garden. With a little planning it can be really easy to raise money for your garden, having some fun along the way! Linda Ford is the leading volunteer gardener with Sandown Castle Community Garden Group in Deal and has shared…

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Funding and donations for your School or Community Garden

Once you’re on the journey of setting up your School or Community Garden, it’s important to think about how you’ll cover the costs involved. Here are some ideas of how to make life easier for yourself by searching for funding, donations and even freebies! Ambassadors Make the most of your Cultivation Street ambassador’s local knowledge.…

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Halloween fundraising ideas!

With October being quieter in school and community gardens, it’s a great time to think about fundraising. Here are some fun food ideas we’ve found to help raise valuable money to fund your projects. Spooky snack sale Make sure you publicise the date, time and venue well in advance with posters and by getting the…

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Fundraising ideas!

Fundraising can be so much fun and is a fantastic way to help raise a little extra cash to develop and support your garden project. Fundraising has changed over the years- bag packing in your local supermarket has long gone with a bag charge in place and so we’ve drawn up a list of fun…

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Top 10 Fundraising ideas…

Fundraising can be great fun. And it’s a fantastic way to help raise a little extra cash to develop and support your garden project. It can be tricky to know where to begin, but there’s tons of great ideas out there. Here’s our top 10 fundraising ideas to help get you started: Host a coffee…

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