Welcome!

We are a charity that combines community, science and care to joyfully connect humans to humans, humans to nature and nature to nature through street gardening.

Our purpose is to heal humankind by creating biodiversity in our cities.

There is so much we can do to help our wildlife in urban areas and the more we help nature the more we are helping ourselves and our community.

 

So far, THGP has helped to create 70+ street gardens, planted over 8000 plants and given away over 600 pollinator-loving plants to other street gardeners.

We are not only creating grass roots change but also looking at policy change to improve our urban landscapes in as many ways as possible.

 

We do serious work with joy, enthusiasm and determination and we would love your help. We know what the power of community can produce so come and help us show the world what is possible to help our urban biodiversity!

Thank you so much!

Latest at The Heart Gardening Project…

  • Melbourne Pollinator Corridor handbook available!

    We have books! Woohoo! This is an intro to street gardening, gardening for biodiversity and our gorgeous native bees. Research-based AND easy to understand.

  • How to make a bamboo bee hotel...

    Here is a clear step by step guide to creating a bamboo bee hotel with lots of tips and tricks! Written by Emma with awesome help from native bee researcher Dr Kit Prendergast and her dad Steve Prendergast (who has made countless bee hotels!)

  • Radio National interview!

    It was so lovely to have Tim Entwisle (CEO of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) over to South Melbourne in-between lockdowns to have a walk and talk with Emma!

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  • Submission to City of Port Phillip Council

    The Heart Gardening Project has written a submission to the City of Port Phillip Council in response to their 2021 draft Nature Strip Guidelines (NSGs). It is an evidence-based approach discussing Best Practice and the whys and hows to designing NSGs that support community, environment, and economy.

  • The Age article on great council win and successful crowdfund!

    We led a successful campaign against City of Port Phillip regarding their new nature strip guidelines! Woohoo! At the same time (the timing wasn’t planned) we had a fantastic crowdfund raising over 32K with 213 pledges! A HUGE thank you to everyone who was involved in both campaigns. For The Age article please read here