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
We have awarded prizes to 72 winning gardens in our 2021 Lemon Tree Trust (LTT) annual garden competitions. LTT competitions took place in a record nine camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), despite ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Winners have received cash prizes and gifts of seeds and plants, and all participants have received certificates. … Continued
Land restoration in refugee camps and wider communities has enormous potential to enhance the living conditions of forcibly displaced people and the ecosystems of war-torn regions. To coincide with the official launch of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and World Environment Day on 5 June 2021, we were delighted to take part in a ‘Refugees and Restoration’ roundtable … Continued
Ahmed Ibrahim Ismail lives in the Azar neighbourhood of Domiz 2 camp. “I have a humble garden in my house, and I started working on it with my children two years ago. We have spent many good times in it, especially during the curfew for the coronavirus. “My garden contains 20 different types of roses and … Continued