We want a future where every amenity green space — from council parks to hospital grounds — benefits from the presence of a CNC-trained gardener.
We believe moving money from infrastructure projects into care of green space would change everything.
By integrating ecological best practices and community input, we believe we can make green spaces fit for purpose, sustainably maintained, and deeply valued.
By training gardeners to work in more creative, ecological, and biodiverse ways, we make green spaces more engaging, more inclusive, and more valuable to their communities.
Well-cared-for green spaces improve health, wellbeing, and quality of life, fostering stronger connections between residents and the natural world.
Places come alive when you put good people in them.
John Little is known for his pioneering work with wildflowers and green roofs.
He specialises in designing and building wildlife-friendly structures and spaces, such as bus shelters with green roofs, often integrating salvaged materials.
His Essex garden serves as a living laboratory for biodiverse gardening, using low-fertility substrates such as demolition waste and collaborates with local entomologists on analysing the impact of his work to show their benefits for both flora and fauna biodiversity.
Susanna Grant is a gardener, planting designer and writer. Specialising in biodiverse urban planting in densely populated urban spaces, plants and wildlife are are always put first.
Her approach champions creative reuse of materials to protect and enhance existing ecosystems. She also organises and curates London's best plant fairs - the spring plant fair at the Garden Museum and the autumn plant fair at Arnold Circus. She is a trustee of Friends of Arnold Circus and a volunteer gardener there.
John explaining a little more about our ethos during Question Time
at the Garden Museum, 01/01/2025
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