Stories: Khalid, the Bird Man
Stories: Nohad's Family outside their Domiz Home
Stories: Aveen, in her Courtyard Garden
Film: Gardens in Domiz
Azadi Community Garden in Domiz 1 camp
Take a walk around the Azadi Community Garden in Domiz 1 camp, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with Aveen Ibrahem, Operations Manager at Lemon Tree Trust. Hear about who gardens here, the rabbits and chickens, and community bread oven.
An introduction to Lemon Tree Trust’s gardening initiatives in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Hear from Aveen Ibrahem, Operations Manager at Lemon Tree Trust, about our gardening initiatives across refugee and IDP camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Meet gardeners Nariman and Nadim who share what gardening means to them and how they get involved with Lemon Tree Trust’s competitions. Find out about our plans for a new garden called Zozan and see drone footage of Domiz 1 camp.
One Garden At A Time: The Lemon Tree Trust’s Story
The Lemon Tree Trust restores dignity, brings beauty, ignites hope and offers economic opportunity to refugees and displaced people, one garden at a time. Gardening is a powerful force for good and our vision is to bring gardens and gardening initiatives to every refugee community in the world.
Individual Stories
Watch these short films with refugee gardeners and residents of Domiz 1 camp, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, who were part of our 2017 Garden Competitions.War Gardeners: A 100 year history of supporting POWs and refugees through seeds
A hundred years on from providing seeds to WWI prisoners of war, the Lemon Tree Trust is working with the RHS to supply seeds to Syrian refugees in Domiz camp, Kurdistan region of Iraq – with Sue Biggs, Director General, RHS and Tom Massey, designer of the Lemon Tree Trust Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018.
An Unexpected Road to Chelsea
The inspiration behind the Lemon Tree Trust Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, with garden designer Tom Massey.
Momentum continues to build at the Hêvî Community Garden in Gawilan refugee camp as the team nears completion of a new polytunnel. The frames, donated from another refugee camp where they were no longer needed, are now rebuilt on site and heavy duty covers have been sourced and secured. With this upgrade, the garden is … Continued
A bold new feature now stands in the Hêvî Community Garden in Gawilan refugee camp: a giant lemon sculpture designed by the Garden Manager Othman and brought to life with support from Rûken. Built from repurposed materials, the vibrant yellow sculpture measures 167cm long and 235cm wide, and weighs 50kg. It can be seen from … Continued
Gardening brings joy and connection to everyone, everywhere. We’re thrilled to announce that our Lenny Lemon gardening activity sheets are now available in Kurdish (Kurmanji), alongside English, Arabic, Farsi, Ukrainian, French, Pashto, Somali and Spanish. Designed for families, schools and community groups, these activity sheets encourage creativity, nurture a love of nature and help build … Continued