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It has been our great pleasure this month to give two talks at gardening shows in the UK. Gardening Scotland: 1 June We were delighted when Scotland’s Rural University College student John Thoumire contacted us about his ‘College Street’ garden, inspired by the Lemon Tree Trust show garden at RHS Chelsea 2018. John’s garden, ‘Bayet’ means … Continued

The Azadi Community Garden in Domiz 1 camp is overseen by Aveen (left) and her community gardener team, pictured above. We asked them some questions to find out more about what they like doing when they’re not gardening. Q: What is your favourite plant / flower?A: Both Khadija and Fatima’s favourite is jasmine. Ahin loves … Continued

Lemon Tree Trust’s Dr Sami Youssef recently led a research trip on land near Domiz camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The team were delighted to see the bright and bold colourful jewels of the Anemone coronaria. Also spotted was the delicate blossom of native Prunus, the bell-shaped flowers of Onosma, as well as the sunshine yellow … Continued

International Women’s Day, today, March 8, is a time to reflect on progress made and to celebrate the acts of courage and determination by ordinary women in their communities. The United Nations has marked this year’s theme as “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” as an opportunity to look at innovative ways in which … Continued

We’re thrilled to welcome Rody Sher to the Lemon Tree Trust as Country Director, Iraq. Based in Erbil, Rody will work closely with both the Domiz camp gardening and operations team headed up by Aveen Ibrahem, and colleagues further afield in the USA and UK. We asked him a few questions to get to know … Continued

We are delighted to be speaking at the Kew Mutual Improvement Society on Monday 18 February. In our talk, “Waiting for trees: How garden competitions in refugee camps are transforming the landscape”, we will discuss our work in supporting people affected by war. Gardening is a powerful way to connect with people affected by war … Continued