Wilder Gardens are here!
Introducing Wilder Gardens from Lend and Tend: A Movement to Rewild UK Gardens 🌿
Biodiversity in the UK is under threat, but your garden can be part of the solution. Wilder Gardens is a bold initiative to create and connect wildlife habitats in every garden across the country, turning underused spaces into vital ecosystems.
Gardens in the UK cover over 433,000 hectares—twice the size of all national nature reserves combined! By rewilding even a small section of your outdoor space, you can help build a National Wildlife Garden Network, supporting pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.
🌱 How You Can Help:
Plant native wildflowers.
Add a pond or birdbath.
Avoid harmful chemicals.
Provide shelter with log piles or leaf clusters.
✨ Our pilot program is launching in Bristol, paving the way for a greener, wilder future. Together, we can make every garden count.
💚 Learn more about the Wilder Gardens Pilot Program and join the growing movement:
Growing a Small Farm: Your market garden dreams are closer than you think.
Discover the Magic of Market Gardening
Transform your passion for growing into a thriving business! At ME13 Market Gardens, Sam Spencer shares his journey from a shared allotment to a flourishing, sustainable market garden. With regenerative farming practices, no-dig techniques, and a focus on community, Sam is redefining how we grow and enjoy fresh, seasonal produce.
Learn how thoughtful planning, efficient tools, and a connection to the land can inspire your own gardening dreams. Explore sustainable practices, embrace the beauty of seasonal cycles, and see how small farms can make a big difference.
Ready to dig in? Your journey starts here. 🌱
10 Years+ and Growing
Founding Lend and Tend in 2014 was a simple idea— sharing gardens. Now, 10+ years later, this mission has flourished beyond anything I could have imagined! Featured on BBC One Show, Vogue, Homes & Gardens, and more, our garden-sharing community continues to tackle isolation, food insecurity, and access to green space. But there’s still so much more to do. 1000’s of people are waiting for a Patch-Match opportunity, and I want to help ALL of you. That’s where you come in! 🌱 Help us spread the word—every share makes a difference.
And there’s more exciting news—we’re growing! 🌿
📱 A New App is Coming! Beta testing begins in 2025—want to be the first to try it? Let us know!
✨ Bigger Impact Ahead! We’re working on new community collaborations, food-growing initiatives, and biodiversity projects.
This journey has been one of patience, persistence, and connection—just like gardening itself. Thank you for being part of it. 💚
Micro Greens to Market: Growing, Community, and Christmas Cheer!
Join me on a festive journey as I explore the vibrant world of micro-greens and sustainable gardening, meeting Imola, the passionate founder of Eledel MG - Microgreens, at Rochester's Christmas market. From her innovative grow kits to her inspiring story of building a thriving micro-greens business in a small garage, Imola shares how her Hungarian roots and love for nourishing food shaped her vision. Discover tips for starting your own garden, the magic of teaching children resilience through plants, and the joy of sharing unused garden spaces with green-thumbed enthusiasts. Let’s celebrate the gift of growth, community, and a greener future this holiday season!
Patch-Match and Plant Your Perfect Pumpkin Patch!
Oh my gourd it’s that time again… Hallo-ween! How about finding a Patch-Match and Planting Your Perfect Pumpkin Patch! Something nice for you and your neighbourhood or if you want to make it a profitable project, here’s how.
GROWING NOSTALGIA: Timeless Daisies, Fashion and Festival Vibes & Vibrant Gardens with Award-Winning Designer Kathryn Cox
Award-winning garden designer Katherine Cox talks about her design philosophy, blending the inside out, filling gardens with colour whilst being mindful of biodiversity and sustainability.
Our Friends Incredible Edible Lambeth
The Incredible Edible Network have lots to get eager Lenders and Tenders into growing and getting your hands on local produce nationwide. This week we're spotlighting our friends at Incredible Edible Lambeth.
Garden-sharing. A sensible alternative if you don't have access to a garden. . .
Should people give their allotments up when faced with a consuming life event, like when elder care becomes a priority or when welcoming a new baby into the family? In a Facebook post, the mass consensus is: ‘Don’t give up your allotment!’ So how does the alternative of garden-sharing weigh up for those on the waiting lists?
Forget-Me-Nots for Dementia Awareness, and Dementia-friendly garden ideas
Forget-Me-Nots for Dementia Awareness and how you can safely and happily share a garden considering dementia friendly garden ideas.
It takes a village… to share a garden.
Spring is not here yet, the season that’s upon us is Imbolc. Meaning in the belly or in the womb. Whilst things are sleeping underground awaiting warmer weather to burst new life into our gardens, we at Lend and Tend are also preparing for transformation.