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V gardening personality, David Domoney, has recently been confirmed as the Greenfingers Charity’s newest Patron. The role will see David support the charity’s work in building magical and therapeutic gardens for life-limited children in hospices across the country. Continue reading
Category: Garden Re-Leaf
Thank you to everyone for supporting Garden Re-Leaf Day 2020 – and good luck!
With just a few days to go until Garden Re-Leaf Day (13th March), the organisers of the annual fundraising day, Greenfingers Charity, would like to extend their endless thanks to everyone that is supporting this flagship fundraising event and raising vital funds for the children’s hospice charity. Continue reading
Drive sales this Garden Re-Leaf Day with a Greenfingers product display
With Garden Re-Leaf Day on the horizon (13th March 2020) now is the perfect time for garden retailers to think about how they’ll be supporting the annual fundraising event. One idea could be to add a dedicated Greenfingers product display at the heart of the store, showcasing all the amazing products that leading garden suppliers have launched to help raise funds for the children’s hospice garden charity. Continue reading
Make Garden Re-Leaf your reason to feel warm and fuzzy in 2020. Sign up now!
Each year we endeavour to be better. It might be eating better, promising to go to bed at a reasonable time, or it might be finding ways to give back to others. Supporting a charity is one way of doing this. Donating to charity not only helps the organisation to achieve its goals’ but it also helps release ‘happy’ endorphins to make you experience that much sought after warm and fuzzy feeling. With Garden Re-Leaf just days away (13th March 2020), why not grab your ‘warm and fuzzy’ by participating in the garden retail industry’s number one fundraising event? Continue reading
Volunteers needed to support the 2020 Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walk & Cycle Challenge
(March 13th 2020, Oxfordshire)
Greenfingers, the organisers of the annual Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walk and Cycle Challenge, has issued a call to action to the garden retail industry, asking for volunteers to support this year’s event. Continue reading
Greenfingers Charity to work with Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
Greenfingers Charity, the only UK charity that designs and builds gardens in children’s hospices, has designated much needed funds to extend and update the Remembrance Garden at Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People in the East Midlands. Continue reading
Greenfingers celebrates another superb fundraising dinner
Late last week (Thursday, 31st October) friends and supporters of Greenfingers Charity came together for another wonderful night of celebrations and vital fundraising at the charity’s annual FUNdraising dinner. Continue reading
The ‘Let’s Explore’ Greenfingers garden opens at Richard House Children’s Hospice
Greenfingers Charity was delighted to be joined by children, families and supporters at the official opening of the charity’s latest garden project at London’s first children’s hospice, Richard House, on Thursday 27th June 2018. Continue reading
Celebrating another thriving event: the garden industry digs deep for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2019
Garden Re-Leaf Day on Friday 22nd March was once again a success, as the garden industry and Greenfingers supporters came together to create a thriving day of activities and FUNdraising events. Whilst the final total is yet to be announced, it has been confirmed that over £50k has already been pledged. Continue reading
A thank you to the 2019 Garden Re-Leaf Day sponsors
As the garden retail industry makes final preparations for the forthcoming Garden Re-Leaf Day (Friday 22nd March), the event organisers – the Greenfingers Charity – would like to take a moment to thank this year’s amazingly generous sponsors. Continue reading
Garden Re-Leaf Day – where does the money go?
In July 2011, Hillview Garden Store CEO and industry stalwart, Boyd Douglas-Davies announced the inaugural Garden Re-Leaf Day at the Garden Retail Awards in London. Now in its eighth year, Garden Re-Leaf Day is the biggest charity fundraiser in the garden industry’s calendar and has raised over £600,000, including over £70,000 in 2018 alone.
Ready, Set, Go! Garden Re-Leaf 2019 officially launched at Glee
The eighth Garden Re-Leaf Day was officially launched at Glee today with Greenfingers Charity calling on all sectors of the garden industry and others to get involved. With Greenfingers celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019, plans are already blooming to make next year’s annual fundraiser the best yet. Continue reading
Needlefresh back Greenfingers Charity with Christmas Tree initiative at Glee
Needlefresh, the leading real Christmas tree supplier, has announced a charity partnership with Greenfingers which will be launched at Glee in September. Continue reading
Get ready for Greenfingers Charity’s 20th anniversary at this year’s Glee
With its 20th anniversary on the horizon in 2019, there are lots of exciting plans afoot for Greenfingers Charity, some of which are set to be revealed at this year’s Glee (10-12 September, Birmingham NEC). Continue reading
Garden industry digs deep for Garden Re-Leaf
Last month’s Garden Re-Leaf Day was once again a blooming success with almost £65k already pledged thanks to the tireless enthusiasm of the garden industry and others who participated in events and promotions all over the country. Continue reading