Transforming lives, one garden at a time

Gardening is more than planting seeds – it’s a path to healing, connection and opportunity.

Help us create green spaces in refugee and IDP camps that inspire belonging, restore dignity and provide food security.

 

 

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Lemon Tree Trust transforms refugee and IDP (internally displaced people) camps through the power of gardening.

We implement gardening initiatives in displaced communities, creating employment and restoring cultural identity, dignity and purpose.

By providing seeds, plants, community gardens and competitions, we empower communities from the ground up.

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Find out about our community hubs where gardeners grow food for vulnerable families, learn new skills and socialise.

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Learn how our annual home garden competitions and Garden of the Month award helps promote the benefits of gardening.

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Help us deliver more garden kits, plants and seeds so that displaced people can grow food and flowers.

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Explore our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 where we brought our refugee work to a new audience.

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Delve into the lives and home gardens of displaced people with these videos and interactive media.

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Read about our work with refugee communities in the USA, Uganda and Jordan.

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Nisreen Riyad Abdo, a 20-year-old Syrian refugee, lives with her parents and three brothers in Domiz 1 camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She gardens at the Azadî Community Garden and won first place in our 2024 Annual Cooking Competitions for her standout dishes: Chicken Fatteh and Grape Leaves Fatteh. Learning to cook in … Continued

Supporting Lemon Tree Trust doesn’t always mean a financial contribution. There are many impactful ways to help us in our mission to support displaced people through gardening.   Here are six non-financial ways you can get involved:  1. Engage with us on social media  Help us extend our reach by liking, commenting on, and sharing our … Continued

Gardening knows no borders – it’s a universal source of joy and connection. We’re excited to announce the addition of Pashto, Somali and Spanish to our growing library of free gardening and nature activity sheets, available on the resources area of our website. These activity sheets, designed for families, schools and community groups, are perfect … Continued