FAQs

• A single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people

• A space that uses gardening to help people take care of their physical, emotional and social wellbeing
• A place to relax and engage with nature, meet others and get active outdoors

A community garden brings a wide range of benefits, including:

• Connecting people from similar and different backgrounds
• Improve individual confidence and sense of community inclusion
• Reduce anxiety and stress
• Relieve depression
• Improve physical health and give individuals a sense of wellbeing
• Provide therapy & respite for those with disabilities, illness or injury such as those recovering from stroke and heart disease and those with neurodegenerative diseases. Community gardens also bring physical and mental health benefits to people who are neurodiverse or who have physical or learning disabilities

• Weekly group garden sessions
• Refreshments with each visit
• Guidance, use of the facilities and tools while at the garden
• A pair of gardening gloves
• Reduced prices for our events and creative workshops
• Invitations to two socials each year
• Share of produce

Financial hardship cases are considered, please contact our garden team for more information or to apply.

Yes – if you have been assessed as being eligible by Social Services and are in receipt of a Direct Payment Budget then you can use this for a community garden membership. Contact our garden team for more information.

Sessions are relaxed and friendly, there is no set arrival time and you may turn up, or leave, at any time during the session.  You are also welcome to participate as much or as little as you feel able to. The HCG team prepare a list of gardening jobs for each session and these are divided up between attendees each time according to preference and ability. Halfway through the gardening session, we break for refreshments (tea, coffee, cake) and a chat. The session ends with the cleaning and putting away of tools.

If you’re unable to attend a session where you’re expected, for whatever reason, we ask that you contact the HCG team to let them know so that we may adjust any plan for numbers.

Yes, Hart’s Community Garden is available to hire for wellbeing events such as Pilates or yoga, creative sessions such as art classes and also businesses’ Corporate Social Responsibility days. To enquire, please contact our garden team.

If you are a group which delivers activities for the benefit of community in Hart and its neighbouring districts then you are eligible for a Group Membership.

Group Membership for community or voluntary groups includes:

• A monthly gardening session for up to 8 people OR a creative activity workshop (workshop materials not included)
• Refreshments
• Gardening gloves
• Use of facilities and tools while at the Garden
• Invitation to summer social (e.g. cream tea)

Membership & event fees help towards the running costs of the Community Garden.

All events and creative workshops which take place at Hart’s Community Garden can be found on the news page of our website.