Winter Appeal 2022-23: Help us spread the joy of gardening
Donate nowThe Lemon Tree Trust is transforming refugee camps, one garden at a time. Gardening is a powerful therapeutic tool, addressing issues of isolation and mental health, producing beauty, belonging, food security, and promising economic stimulation. We pilot agricultural businesses and gardening initiatives in refugee communities, creating employment and restoring cultural identity, dignity and purpose. Our long-term vision is to expose every refugee camp in the world to garden competitions and to encourage self-sustaining ventures run by and for refugees. Through the provision of seeds and plants, we empower social and economic change.
Find out about our community hubs where gardeners grow food for vulnerable families, learn new skills and socialise.
Find out moreLearn how our annual home garden competitions and Garden of the Month award helps promote the benefits of gardening.
Find out moreHelp us deliver more garden kits, plants and seeds so that displaced people can grow food and flowers.
Find out moreExplore our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 where we brought our refugee work to a new audience.
Find out moreDelve into the lives and home gardens of displaced people with these videos and interactive media.
Find out moreAt this time of year when the weather is turning colder in refugee and IDP (internally displaced people) camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, our gardening activities are more important than ever to bring people together and give them hope for their futures. That’s why, this Christmas, we have launched a special appeal, where … Continued
For the last few winters, the road linking the four sections of the Azadi Community Garden in Domiz 1 camp has become extremely waterlogged. Heavy winter rains often wash away the top layer, leaving deep ruts in both sides and with each heavy rainfall, the roads become fast flowing streams and in the case of … Continued
We’ve set up a mini library in our lounge area of the Azadi Community Garden in Domiz 1 camp. It’s a small way we can help our children to grow and flourish. Right now we only have a few books in our cabinet but we will continue to add to our small collection so that … Continued