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Garden For Life Forum

The Forum

Garden for Life is a partnership of organisations working in Scotland. Its key aims are:

  • To increase enjoyment and understanding of biodiversity
  • To support action by gardeners for the benefit of Scotland's biodiversity.
  • To promote the benefits of gardening for health and well being

What does the Forum do?

We believe we can achieve these aims by:

  • Promoting sustainable gardening as a way of increasing people's enjoyment and understanding of biodiversity and our wildlife.
  • Encouraging and enabling more people to garden with sustainability and wildlife in mind
  • Supporting the environmental and health benefits of people growing their own food
  • Encouraging research which can inform and support public policy at all levels, for the benefit of biodiversity and public health in Scotland
  • Sharing good practice between the member organisations of Garden for Life, so that we can work together to achieve our aims in the most effective and efficient ways

What else is the Garden for Life doing?

The organisations listed under related links are currently members of the Garden for Life Forum. The Forum meets regularly to discuss and decide on activities and consider ways of supporting the programme.

What does the Forum do?

Organisations belonging to the Forum meet on a regular basis to agree plans and strategies, share information and to work together on projects. They have produced a series of seven free Garden for Life leaflets which are distributed to the public both through garden centre plant promotions, as well as at shows, schools, community events etc. They are also available to download:

What else is Garden for Life doing?

Gardening Scotland, Ingliston 1-3 June 2012.

Garden for Life will be present on the Living Garden stand. This years' display garden will be designed by students from Elmwood college based on the fruits of Scotland.There will also be three workshops each day run by members of the forum details of which will be posted here in the near future.

Beautiful Scotland

Annual Seminar & It's Your Neighbourhood Awards Presentation.

Held at the Albert Halls Stirling on the 1st November. Through Scottish Natural Heritage the Garden for Life forum was represented with a stand and display material as well as a presentation on Environmental Responsibility & Biodiversity.

The Scottish Natural Heritage Biodiversity Award for 2011 was presented by an SNH Local Advisor to the winners, Brig in Bloom - Bridge of Earn. The aim of the award is to raise awareness to community groups the benefits of gardening for wildlife.

Engaging with Industry 2011

The Forum held an interesting and productive meeting with the horticultural industry at Victoria Quay in August and discussed shared issues relating to gardening and sustainability. A report on the meeting has been compiled.

Peat and Sustainability Seminar RBGE November 2010

Garden for Life has been promoting peat awareness for some time and encouraging gardeners, recreational and commercial, to reduce /avoid the use of peat and to use alternatives.

At a strategic level it is hoped that these initiatives will contribute significantly to the implementation of the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy.


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