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Westland launches New Horizon Fund to support community garden projects
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Plastic packaging use and recycling collection rates drop
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Westland launches New Horizon Fund to support community garden projects

 

Westland Horticulture, home to brands such as Big Tom, Boost, Resolva, Unwins, and Kent & Stowe, has announced the New Horizon Fund that will support community garden projects across the UK and Ireland in 2024. 

 

The New Horizon Fund aims to create a greener future for all, and will support a variety ofgardening projects, from schools, allotments, hospices, and care homes, across the UK and Ireland.

 

The funding will comprise of a collection of gardening essentials, including compost, seeds, tools, and fertilisers, from Westland Horticulture, to the value of £1,000. Each prize bundle will be individually created based on the project’s needs to help them transform their space.

 

Help the New Horizon Fund Grow 

Growing media is the No.1 consumed gardening product. With every bag soldof Westland’s New Horizon peat free compost, the fund grows and grows. Every time a consumer purchases a bag of New Horizon, they’ll be contributing to gardening projects that will greatly benefit from an improved outdoor space.

 

Westland has developed a variety of point-of-sale materials to bring to life the New Horizon Fund in-store, encouraging consumers to choose a bag of New Horizon next them they purchase compost, in order to help community garden projects thrive. 

 

To raise awareness of the New Horizon Fund, Westland will be encouraging the media to spread the word and encourage consumers to nominate their local projects. 

 

Nominate your local gardening project

If you know of a gardening project that could benefit from receiving a donation from Westland’s New Horizon Fund to help it thrive, nominate at www.gardenhealth.com/new-horizon-fund

 

There will be multiple prize draws throughout the year, in March, June and September, with at least five bundles being awarded at each stage, so there’s plenty of opportunities for local causes to be awarded a bundle. The final closing date will be 1st September 2024. 

 

New Horizon Peat Free Organic All Plant Compost 

Success in gardening all starts with compost, and with Westland’s New Horizon compost, you can be sure it is great for your customer’s garden, and great for the planet. Our relentless pursuit of excellence in ingredients, processes, and quality has resulted in our most environmentally friendly and highest performance compost range ever. It provides everything plants require for optimal growth and to thrive.

 

The New Horizon compost is 100% sustainably sourced and is the leading sustainable brand in our growing media category. 

 

New Horizon has been specially created to be the perfect blend for vegetables, fruits, and flowers. The ingredients start to nourish plants immediately and continue to feed for up to 6 weeks

 

In common with all Westland products, New Horizon peat free compost can be ordered 24/7 via Westland Live, and frequent top-ups are easy as part of a Westland weekly delivery. 

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