Dobbies is helping one Liverpool-based community project brighten up their green space with its Helping Your Community Grow initiative.

This spring, Dobbies’ Liverpool store is supporting a sustainable project through its popular initiative. In recent months, community projects in Liverpool were invited to nominate themselves for support and now a shortlist has been selected by local team members. People in Liverpool now have the chance to vote for their favourite project.

The winning project in Liverpool will then receive advice, products and support from their local Dobbies’ team. Sustainable products such as peat-free compost and recycled pots will be used wherever possible.

St Mary’s Grassendale Wildflower Project is a community space in memory of a young child, a place for contemplation, reminiscing and enjoying. Dobbies’ funding would help the project develop a wildflower area with pollinating plants to attract bumblebees, butterflies and other insects and wildlife, in addition to starting a community compost with Dobbies’ advice and support.

Sandfield Park School is a special educational needs and disabilities school, looking to encourage pupils to learn about growing their own, the process from seed to plate and enjoying the fruits of their labour with a balanced diet. With Dobbies’ support, the school hopes to nurture this space in an environmentally way, using biodegradable, recycled or chemical-free products in its practices.

Gateacre School is home to a biodome and is looking for Dobbies’ expertise and support in helping the school use this space as an allotment area for the pupils to sustainably grow their own produce, as well as creating a memorial garden for the wider community to use.

Graeme Jenkins, Dobbies’ CEO, says: “Helping Your Community Grow is a really popular initiative in Liverpool and we’ve seen a great response from community groups and projects looking to make a difference to their local area.

“It’s been positive to see so many projects place importance on sustainability and environmentally-friendly products.

“Now the community voting gets underway and we’re looking forward to seeing which projects receive our support.”

In addition to the Liverpool winner, the project which receives the most votes across the UK will win the national Helping Your Community Grow title, gaining additional support from Dobbies to deliver their project.

There will be further opportunities for community groups looking to brighten up their local areas. Community groups are invited to contact their local store for details of the community initiatives available on a case-by-case basis.

Voting will remain open until 16 May. For more information on how to register your vote, visit Helping Your Community Grow | Dobbies Garden Centres.

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