Best charity gifts for gardeners

For a truly unique gardening gift, why not twin your loved one's garden with a garden in rural Africa. This will support a family with 3 years of training in sustainable organic farming. (£60)

Want to buy your friend a gardening tool as a present but they already seem to have everything? Why not treat them to a virtual gift that allows families in rural Africa to benefit from the same tools. Simple items like a fork, a rake and a hoe, can make a world of difference. (£8)

Give a virtual gift that helps families to grow food with a bag garden. A bag garden hessian sack filled with a mixture of soil and compost. They filter water to vegetables planted in the top and around the sides. With this technique, it’s not long before families are growing a diverse range of colourful vegetables to add vital nutrients to every meal. (£9)

The perfect gift for someone who loves their allotment. This virtual gift will enable a group of farmers in rural Africa to set up an allotment in their neighbourhood, so they can grow food to feed their families and sell the surplus to generate income. (£110)

Another virtual gift that helps families to grow enough food, even in the face of the climate crisis. The raised circular bed with a basket in the middle allows families to utilise composting and kitchen water to nurture their soil. (£15)

With access to the right tools, families taking part in Ripple Effect projects can transform their small plots of land using sustainable agricultural techniques. With gifts like this they will learn more, grow more and sell more so they can invest in their family’s farm and future. (£26)

Simple items like a watering can make a big splash for families in rural Africa who often experience long periods of extreme drought worsened by the climate crisis. With kind gifts like a watering can, families can transform their small plots of land into vegetable gardens with plenty to eat and sell come rain or shine. (£5)