Discover the Magic of Market Gardening
Transform your passion for growing into a thriving business! At ME13 Market Gardens, Sam Spencer shares his journey from a shared allotment to a flourishing, sustainable market garden. With regenerative farming practices, no-dig techniques, and a focus on community, Sam is redefining how we grow and enjoy fresh, seasonal produce.

Learn how thoughtful planning, efficient tools, and a connection to the land can inspire your own gardening dreams. Explore sustainable practices, embrace the beauty of seasonal cycles, and see how small farms can make a big difference.

Ready to dig in? Your journey starts here. 🌱

Founding Lend and Tend in 2014 was a simple idea— sharing gardens. Now, 10+ years later, this mission has flourished beyond anything I could have imagined! Featured on BBC One Show, Vogue, Homes & Gardens, and more, our garden-sharing community continues to tackle isolation, food insecurity, and access to green space. But there’s still so much more to do. 1000’s of people are waiting for a Patch-Match opportunity, and I want to help ALL of you. That’s where you come in! 🌱 Help us spread the word—every share makes a difference.

And there’s more exciting news—we’re growing! 🌿
📱 A New App is Coming! Beta testing begins in 2025—want to be the first to try it? Let us know!
✨ Bigger Impact Ahead! We’re working on new community collaborations, food-growing initiatives, and biodiversity projects.

This journey has been one of patience, persistence, and connection—just like gardening itself. Thank you for being part of it. 💚

Join me on a festive journey as I explore the vibrant world of micro-greens and sustainable gardening, meeting Imola, the passionate founder of Eledel MG - Microgreens, at Rochester's Christmas market. From her innovative grow kits to her inspiring story of building a thriving micro-greens business in a small garage, Imola shares how her Hungarian roots and love for nourishing food shaped her vision. Discover tips for starting your own garden, the magic of teaching children resilience through plants, and the joy of sharing unused garden spaces with green-thumbed enthusiasts. Let’s celebrate the gift of growth, community, and a greener future this holiday season!

Oh my gourd it’s that time again… Hallo-ween! How about finding a Patch-Match and Planting Your Perfect Pumpkin Patch! Something nice for you and your neighbourhood or if you want to make it a profitable project, here’s how.

Award-winning garden designer Katherine Cox talks about her design philosophy, blending the inside out, filling gardens with colour whilst being mindful of biodiversity and sustainability.

The Incredible Edible Network have lots to get eager Lenders and Tenders into growing and getting your hands on local produce nationwide. This week we're spotlighting our friends at Incredible Edible Lambeth.

Should people give their allotments up when faced with a consuming life event, like when elder care becomes a priority or when welcoming a new baby into the family? In a Facebook post, the mass consensus is: ‘Don’t give up your allotment!’ So how does the alternative of garden-sharing weigh up for those on the waiting lists?

Forget-Me-Nots for Dementia Awareness and how you can safely and happily share a garden considering dementia friendly garden ideas.

Spring is not here yet, the season that’s upon us is Imbolc. Meaning in the belly or in the womb. Whilst things are sleeping underground awaiting warmer weather to burst new life into our gardens, we at Lend and Tend are also preparing for transformation.

As you take time to unwind this Christmas, what will you sit back and dream about? Dream with me about your own dream garden. Dreamy castles, lawns and secret garden rooms perhaps? I also share my future dreams for Lend and Tend and garden sharing plans for next year.

Expectation vs. Reality, unexpected surprises and Garden-Sharing a second time. When your garden Tender unexpectedly has to move on.

What kind of people garden-share? Kind people share gardens! People from all over the country and all walks of life want to garden share, here are just a handful of folks who are kindly wanting to share their time or their gardens.

Be Cool, Share Gardens. How to beat the heat and the latest hot buzzword on everyone’s lips: #RegenAg (Regenerative Agriculture). But, how can we put this into practice on a small scale in shared gardens and beat the heat and effects of climate change?

A eulogy to my allotment.

How does garden-sharing work? Garden owners Gill and Ian talk about growing food, their ‘Ground Rules’ and garden Tender Miriam talks about how gardening and growing her own food taught her patience and kept her optimistic in 2020; thinking about the brighter happy days to come.

Hi to everyone in The Highlands and to all of our new Garden-Sharing friends across the border in Perth and Kinross, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Girvan, Largs, Dunfermline, Dunkeld, Dundee, Peebles and Galashiels.

We’d usually be welcoming glad tidings at this time of the year but some of us might not be welcoming anyone at all. How can Garden-Sharing could help put an end to loneliness.

You may have caught Poppy Okotcha on Gardener’s World sharing how she gardened on her narrow boat, but she’s now escaped the city’s waterways for a place in the country with a garden. Read Poppy’s in-depth article on how you too, can appreciate the teaching opportunities that gardening gives us; learn how to be mindful all whilst practising regenerative gardening techniques.

Put your best front forward! Let’s get those front yards and driveways thriving. Most of Britain’s back gardens are concealed from passers-by, be it a garden of a terraced home or maisonette; leaving the front yard (a place to put the bins) a second thought, when it’s the thing that people see first. Why should back gardens get all the attention? If you’re unable to garden-share if you’re shielding or your back garden is inaccessible, front gardens are spaces that can be shared and gardened too! We’re teaming up with National Park City to give front gardens some love.