Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

Deadline

Grants of up to £1,500 are available for charities, community groups, and other organisations across Greater London to deliver projects that preserve, maintain, or improve green spaces that are accessible to the public.

Funding can be used for the following:

  • The planting of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, bulbs, seeds, and accompanying growing material as part of a carefully planned planting scheme.
  • The provision of raised beds and troughs
  • The provision of benches.
  • The provision of tool sheds.
  • The provision of tools.

Funding is for projects involving publicly accessible greenspaces, including community gardens, church grounds, recreational spaces, public parks and squares, or street planting, and gardens in institutions that are open to the public, such as art galleries, historic houses, libraries, museums, hospitals, youth clubs, or workplace gardens.

There are typically four funding rounds per year.

The deadline for applications is 31 May 2025.

Applications are assessed four times a year. The deadlines for each meeting are: 

  • End of February.
  • End of May.
  • End of August.
  • End of November.