The problem
We need to bring back nature at a global and local level. Daily contact with nature is linked to less stress, better mood and reduced obesity. But many people don't have contact with nature especially in urban areas.
People want healthier and greener streets but maintaining new planting is a problem.
The challenge
How can we work with our neighbours to bring nature into our streets and make our cities 10xGreener?
What if…we could bring people together to increase and maintain the vegetation and wildlife on urban streets and build a more connected community through gardening.
What we did…We hired the UK’s first postcode gardener in the London postcode of E5 to tackle maintenance and bring together local residents to transform the area.
10xGreener expands to 3 locations
We now have postcode gardeners in Bideford and Chester as well as E5 enabling us to see how different models of funding and community engagement might work.
What's next?
Following a review of the programme, we are now exploring several possible pathways for 10xGreener and our postcode gardener network. Would you be interested in partnering with us?