The National Garden Scheme raises money from opening exceptional private gardens, many of which are looked after by professional gardeners. We recognise that it is often hard for people to get started in a gardening career that’s why we fund a variety of training and apprentice schemes. Our donations made at the end of the 2024 garden season support the following:
English Heritage £125,000
Perennial £100,000
National Botanic Garden of Wales £26,000
Bankside Open Spaces Trust £21,000
Professional Gardeners’ Trust £20,000
The Garden Museum £10,000
In this video, Alan Titchmarsh introduces our support for English Heritage’s Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme (HBGTP). Find out more here.