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?

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?

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.

notahorticulturist.com is science and gardening educator, Mama and singer Jessi Wong, based in South London. Jessi talks about feeding her family, how gardening boosts our mindfulness and how growing food and foraging got her through lockdown. As well as talking about food, we talked about fertilisers and how we might get more schools into gardening.

We’re still going to be able to mutually benefit from the joys that garden-sharing can bring. However, we must all take extra precautions at the moment as the current uncertain situation unfolds.

When life’s filled with unpredictable financial instability, being as self-sufficient as possible can help.