Residents in communities across the UK are being asked to vote for their favourite local community gardening project to receive support from Dobbies, the UK’s largest garden centre retailer.
A shortlist of deserving community projects has been chosen for Helping Your Community Grow, Dobbies’ landmark community support initiative. The scheme, launched earlier this year, aims to work with existing groups to create new or revamped green spaces around the UK.
The store teams selected the shortlist in their area on the basis that they best represent an opportunity to create an enhanced green space that will benefit the local area, but the final choice is now down to local residents as they are encouraged to have their say and vote for their favourite on the Dobbies’ website.
Graeme Jenkins, CEO of Dobbies, said: “It’s a landmark initiative for us and we are proud to be helping so many community projects across the country create green spaces that benefit their local areas.”
The winning projects will receive support, products and equipment from their local Dobbies store. The project with the most votes, from all areas across the UK, will be the national winner and receive additional support.
The public vote closes on 29 August and winners will be announced in September.