Recent Press about the Lemon Tree Trust garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2018
Syrian seeds planted in dust of Domiz inspire stunning garden at Chelsea Flower Show
Arab News – 24 May 2018
Seeds of Hope: The gardens springing up in refugee camps
BBC News – 20 May 2018
Refugee gardeners vie with Chelsea
The Times – 20 May 2018
Taking Chelsea flower show inspiration from a refugee camp in Iraq
The Guardian – 19 May 2018
Refugee garden sets up camp in Chelsea
Financial Times – 18 May 2018
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018: Gardens good for the soul
Express.co.uk – 17 May 2018
Green shoots of hope: the Chelsea Flower Show garden celebrating the ingenuity of Syrian refugees
The Telegraph – 27 Apr 2018
The Azadi Community Garden in Domiz 1 camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is run by a small team of gardeners headed up Aveen, our Operations Manager. We asked team members Ismail and Shalal (pictured below) some questions about their work in the garden and their favourite plants. Ismail “I’m Ismail, a Syrian refugee. … Continued
Huge gratitude and thanks go to Erin Benzakein, Becky Crowley and all the team at Floret Flowers. As well as a generous donation of Floret seeds to our emergency ‘Gardener to Gardener’ Seed Appeal, Erin has published a lovely interview feature with our founder Stephanie Hunt on the Floret website. In the feature, Stephanie chats … Continued
Our heartfelt thanks go to Bridget and Henrietta at The Land Gardeners for donating profits from the first issue of their new pop-up magazine to Lemon Tree Trust. In this beautiful digital magazine, The Land Gardeners share what to plant and how to grow in lockdown. Plus, read about Erin Benzakein’s favourite pink flowers, Paul Bangay’s most-loved garden book, Kay … Continued