Leaves Breathe

We planted a holly tree -- which we called Norton -- with the Norton Rose Fulbright Team! I thought that was a cute detail of the volunteer day… A sincere pleasure to host Norton Rose Fulbright’s (NRF) volunteer gardening volunteer day. We beautified a playground, a short walk from their More London offices in the Tower Bridge area. We made so much progress in a day! From pruning roses into goblet shapes, laying down mulch to suppress weeds and preserve the soil’s moisture, to saving sickly bushes, designing out a new planting plan for the long border, and creating the start of a children’s hopscotch path and woodland-feel garden! So much done. This list could go on, but nobody would read it. A real pleasure to host the team so thank you to George Hairs, Emmanuel Alabi, Wihyuk Wil Kim, Rachel L., Michael Knapper, Giulia Barbone, Oliver K., and Olivia Wint - really a good lovely day meeting you all. An extra thanks always goes out to the person who showed the most interest in horticulture, our Green Thumb Award, and I think it has to be shared by Dipti Fatania and Timothy Jenkins! Lastly, no small share of the credit belongs to Natasha Gada for helping to organise the day and ensuring ran smoothly on the Norton end. #communitygardening #csr #corporatevolunteering #towerbridge #gardening #playground #nortonrosefulbright #VolunTeams

🌱🌍 Embracing the spirit of #EarthDay with #IonGroup! 🌍🌱 To mark Earth Day, we joined hands with the amazing team at Ion Group for a heartwarming day of celebrating the beauty of urban nature. Together, we dove into the community garden of a London Bridge based block of sheltered housing, rolling up our sleeves and planting seeds of hope and renewal. But that's not all – we had the usual fun and games of meeting and bonding with the incredible residents of sheltered housing. From dividing plants to taming those pesky invasive weeds, every moment was filled with purpose and positivity. As we adorned the garden with bursts of vibrant colors, we got excited for the lush Summer days ahead. A massive shoutout to everyone who lent a hand and made this day truly special. #IonGroupCares #CommunityGardening #PlantingHope #LeavesBreathe

We're breathing life back into the community garden of an elderly and sheltered housing block in Central London! Thank you to the PR & Comms team at Finastra who made it all possible! We had a fun day and got *so* much done. A sincere thank you to our team of green-thumbed volunteers - Caroline Duff (née Beer), Jonathan Evans, Sofia Romano, Jumal N., and Caitlin Anthony. Thank you to our shortlist for the highly coveted Golden Glove award for the greenest-thumb- to Karen Quinn, Bianca Ene, and our ultimate winner, Rebecca Edwards! A special thank you to John Paul Thurburn for helping to organise the day. Corporate volunteer days like this have an immediate and long-lasting effect. It is great to see the change in a day, and to hear the residents thank the volunteers for "saving" their gardens and helping them with the heavy work they can't always manage on their own. The days also create a sense of joy and pride in the area - and it welcomes people in to come and use the green space. For all you've done and with good cheer - thank you Finastra! I really enjoyed our volunteering day together. . . . . . #finastra #esg #csrinitiatives #csr #gardening #corporatevolunteering #volunteeropportunity

New partnership with Boston Manor Park in West London. Home to London's biggest cedar Tree of Lebanon. And base for the very knowledgeable and welcoming Head Gardener Vanessa. We're excited to be taking teams of corporate volunteers to Boston Manor Park later this year to celebrate #EarthDay! Boston Manor Park is loved by the local residents for its various and changeable landscapes; formal lawns by Boston Manor House; the wild woods and canals; the long sweep of the formal pond; the respite of the walled garden. We will be doing a mix of conservation and horticultural work. For conservation, we will be building dead hedges (out of logs) to encourage wildlife, mulching over large areas, and creating a new planting terrace from scratch in the ornamental lake. For the gardeners, we’ll be planting new bulbs and perennials in the meadow, dead-heading flowers, and planting up a border of the walled garden. . . . . . #csr #BostonManorPark #corporatevolunteering #esg #london

🌍 What will you pledge for Earth day? 🌍 Earth Day is the 22nd April. 🌍 Last year we facilitated 210 hours of volunteering for Earth Day. This year we want to more than double that to 500 hours. 🌍 We're looking for one more Corporate Volunteer Team to join us on the w/c 22nd  April? 🌍 Let us organise your volunteering day this Earth Day. . . . . . #ESG #CSR #EarthDay #corporatevolunteering

🌧️ Rain or shine, nothing stops a dedicated gardener! ☔️ Meet our very own Mary Poppins of the garden, happily 🎵 diiiigging in the raaaaiiin 🎵 while digging up some green magic! 🌿 Who needs a spoonful of sugar when you've got a garden full of blooms? 🌸 Thank you to the recent Marsh Team who recently persevered through the quick shower (and I think enjoyed their volunteering day more as a result!) . . . . #GardenMagic #SingingInTheRain

Love Silver Birch bark. Simply enchanting. Can’t tell you why. 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊 Looking forward to watching this collection of birch trees change over the coming year – from Clissold Park, N. London. What park or garden are you excited to see in Spring and Summer?

🏡 New garden partnership: Golden Lane Estate 🎉 We’ll be supporting the famous, Grade II listed *Golden Lane Estate* - right next to the Barbican. We’ll be redesigning gardens, running mindful gardening sessions, and helping their resident buddy-scheme with garden tidy-ups. You can read more about the work ahead of us – and book a Corporate Volunteer Team to join us here: https://lnkd.in/eCJgW6D2

🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟 We are thrilled to share that Leaves Breathe has embarked on a meaningful journey with the Disabled and Elderly Trust! 🤝💙 We're going to be supporting community gardens for Sheltered Housing across London together and improving the Harrow Road Community Eco-Garden. We're welcoming Corporate Volunteers to all our sites. Read all about it : https://lnkd.in/e6cCwDYz 📖🔗 Together, we aim to create a greener, more active future for the disabled and elderly community. Join us in this heartfelt mission! 💕👵👴 #CharityPartnership #MakingADifference #CommunitySupport #TogetherWeCan #CommunityGardening #Gardening #CorporateVolunteering #CSR #ESG #BENEVITY