Our Mission & Values
Founded on a frosty January morning in 2024, Gardening For Good is a gardening service company with a difference.
We offer light gardening support and maintenance - 100% free of charge - to individuals living with cancer. (We also service and maintain the gardens of individuals not living with cancer - and this fee goes directly to charity, too). A staggering one in two people, will now develop cancer at some point in their lives. Our mission is to build a network (a 'Garden Army') of community gardening volunteers to support individuals living with cancer.
Our impact
Gardens are sanctuaries, but it’s not always possible to care for your green space if you are living with cancer.
Each month, Gardening For Good supports local people withing the community. Stay tuned for our latest Impact Report.
Our Team
Ed Baker
Ed is the green-fingered founder of Gardening For Good. Passionate about plants and motivated by personal experience (Ed's mother died of Breast Cancer, and father died of Asbestos Cancer) - Macmillan Cancer Support were a big part of Ed's young life. Most weekends, Ed can be found in gardens across Kew and Richmond.
Our Expert Advisors
John Warland
John is a leading horticulturalist and recipient of 6 RHS Gold medals, and advises Gardening For Good in West London. He has a simple manifesto to amuse, bewilder and ultimately produce works of beauty. He works with innovative materials and best horticultural practices to deliver quirky, and thought- provoking spaces.
Gardening For Charity
The Gardening For Good team have experienced cancer, or their families have been supported by Macmillan Cancer Support. We use JustGiving, a fantastic donation platform, where 97% of the money raised goes straight to Macmillan Cancer Support. The other 3% covers JustGiving's administrative costs. Gardening For Good does not any receive funding, or any financial incentive.
