Get involved

From joining a school or community gardening programme, to volunteering or donating to one of our projects, all of us can help make the UK a greener and more beautiful place

On this page: Benefits | Make a difference | Community projects | Support us

Benefits for your community

  • Pride of place: public spaces improved by the people that use them allows a sense of ownership and shared learning – for lasting benefit
  • Greener surrounds: more gardens means a cleaner and greener place to live and visit (91.5% of recently surveyed Britain in Bloom and RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood groups listed this as a key benefit to taking part)
  • A healthier environment: attracting wildlife with plants could help to boost local biodiversity and tackle air pollution
  • Transformation: community gardens can regenerate run-down areas and boost the local economy
  • Safer streets: cleaner, greener environments have been linked to lower crime rates and reduced anti-social behaviour
  • Healthier communities: local food growing can help people make better eating choices, while green exercise is linked to better mental and physical health

Benefits for you

A community gardener harvesting veg at Redhill Allotments

  • Less stress: ‘green exercise’ like gardening can help reduce anxiety levels and improve mental wellbeing 
  • Get moving: gardening is a great form of aerobic exercise and could help boost your strength, stamina and flexibility
  • Better connections: by growing with others you could meet new people and form stronger local networks
  • New skills: gain new knowledge, such as how to grow fresh tasty food, how to support wildlife, how to improve the local environment and more
  • Discover: take the chance to explore new areas of your community and improve them while you’re at it

Make a difference

Our world is changing, but by taking action, you and your community can make a change for the better

Why take action? 

Join a community group >

Discover our national programmes and decide which one is right for you

Volunteer with us >

Lend your skills and passion to our gardens, shows and community projects

Become an RHS Affiliated Society >

Join our network of gardening clubs and societies

Register for the National Education Nature Park >

A national project which maps biodiversity and wildlife on school premises

Sign up to our school gardening programme >

Inspire the next generation of gardeners with our free resources, projects and guidance

Grow your future with our qualifications and training >

Study a range of qualifications or train on the job with our work-based opportunities

See work experience opportunities >

Inspire the next generation of gardeners with our free resources, projects and guidance

Work for the RHS >

Search and apply for a range of current paid positions

Discover our New Shoots initiative >

Get industry insights and a taste of what it is like to work in a public garden

Community projects

Supporting communities to work together, build their skills and inspire long-lasting community change

Community outreach

Community outreach

Discover how our community outreach team is helping groups and schools thrive

Community outreach
NHS wellbeing gardens

NHS wellbeing gardens

Developing wellbeing spaces for staff, patients and the local community

NHS wellbeing gardens

Support our charitable work

As a charity we need your support to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening
Support us 

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.