The Trust was founded back in 1968 by a far-sighted philanthropist, Mrs Peggy Kinsey. She understood the real value of what we now know as 'horticultural therapy'. That is, getting outside in the fresh air, being a little active, "getting the soil under the fingernails'' (her words), and that very special pleasure which is gardening.
She founded the Trust in the spirit of generosity, energy, and enthusiasm; values which are very much in evidence within the Trust, over half a century later.
In the intervening years, although the essence of all that we do has remained the same, we now support people with a much wider spectrum of disabilities. In 2021, we made a small change to our name and became the Gardening with Disabilities Trust. Nothing else has changed (and we made the change on a tiny shoestring, thanks to the generosity of our friends with creative and IT expertise).
Find out more about our all-volunteer bunch of Trustees and the Operational Committee in this section.
Read some of our clients' stories and how a grant from the Trust has impacted their lives here.
Or find out how to apply for a grant here.
