Partners
Urban Oasis would not have been possible without the generous support of many people and organisations.
The Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its goal is to help people share a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in horticulture and inspire all those with an interest in gardening.
The RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood campaign supports local community groups in cleaning up and greening up their immediate local environment – whether that’s the street they live in, or a small patch of communal land needing a revamp.
Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer, which is sponsoring the Urban Oasis gardens, is a long-time partner of Groundwork. We have worked with M&S across the country to deliver major programmes as part of the company’s Plan A initiative.
@myurbangreen is a campaign to help local communities shape the future of their local green spaces. Greener Living Spaces, a programme of environmental improvement projects, was funded by M&S with profits from the 5p food carrier bag charging scheme.
Thanks also go to:
Marshalls for supplying hard landscaping materials.
Majestic Trees for loaning mature trees.
Rolawn for supplying topsoil and turf.
The RHS and Groundwork would also like to thank the following people who
have all contributed to the Urban Oasis show features across the 2012
season:
Cheshire & Chester West Council
Chris Beardshaw Ltd
Communities First in Cardiff
Groundwork Cheshire
Groundwork London
Groundwork Merthyr & Rhondda Cynon Taff
Groundwork MMSTT
Groundwork West Midlands
Keith Chapman Landscapes
Offshoots Permaculture Project
Residents of Atherton Road in Ellesmere Port
Solihull Community Housing and the residents of Pheasant’s Croft;
The landscape architects and community workers at Groundwork plus all the RHS and Groundwork volunteers who have taken part in Urban Oasis