Gardening with Disabilities Trust grants
Gardening with Disabilities Trust is a national charity giving grants, typically in the hundreds of pounds, to individuals and groups across the UK to help people with disabilities take part in gardening.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Gardening with Disabilities Trust relieves the suffering and distress of people with disabilities by enabling them to take an active part in gardening and other leisure activities. It helps individuals and groups all over the UK. Applicants must be over 18, and preference is given to keen gardeners who can no longer garden due to their physical disabilities. Grants awarded are typically in the hundreds, not thousands, of pounds, and it never pays for clearing, cutting down trees, general maintenance, provision of a gardener, or fencing. It typically takes around three months between receiving an application and awarding a grant.
What they fund
Gardening with Disabilities Trust funds gardening and leisure activities that people with disabilities can take an active part in.
Who and where
It supports individuals and groups across the UK, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Gardening with Disabilities Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“We help individuals and groups all over the UK”
Source: gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk — Grants for Gardening - Gardening With Disabilities Trust →
“You are over 18”
Source: gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk — Apply for a grant - Gardening With Disabilities Trust →
“Preference will be given to keen gardeners who can no longer garden due to their physical disabilities”
Source: gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk — Apply for a grant - Gardening With Disabilities Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“we never pay for clearing, cutting down trees, general maintenance, provision of a gardener or fencing”
Source: gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk — Grants for Gardening - Gardening With Disabilities Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grants awarded are typically in the hundreds (not thousands) of pounds”
Source: gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk — Apply for a grant - Gardening With Disabilities Trust →
How they say to apply
“Typically, it will take around 3 months between receiving your application and award of a grant”
Source: gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk — Apply for a grant - Gardening With Disabilities Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The relief of suffering and distress of people with disabilities by enabling them to take an active part in gardening and other leisure activities.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does it give?
Grants awarded are typically in the hundreds, not thousands, of pounds.
What does it fund?
Enabling people with disabilities to take an active part in gardening and other leisure activities. It never pays for clearing, cutting down trees, general maintenance, provision of a gardener, or fencing.
Who can apply?
Individuals and groups all over the UK. Applicants must be over 18, and preference is given to keen gardeners who can no longer garden due to their physical disabilities.
How long does a decision take?
Typically, it takes around three months between receiving an application and award of a grant.
How do I apply?
Gardening with Disabilities Trust does not set out a specific application form on its website; it typically takes around three months between receiving an application and awarding a grant. Check the funder's own website (www.gardeningwithdisabilitiestrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 255066) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Gardening with Disabilities Trust.