The Greener Garden Group, or 3G, is a team of volunteers based in Colchester and Brightlingsea, who’s innovative model of greener gardening involves working- in a voluntary capacity- in other people’s gardens, on the condition that their work includes making one improvement to the garden for wildlife, whether this is providing an area of wildflower meadow, creating a wildlife pond, cutting chemical inputs, or installing nest boxes.
Jenny Gifford, our Urban Wildlife Champion and the power behind the group, and her fellow volunteers help wildlife thrive in spaces other conservationists cannot reach. They look after several gardens, large and small, in the Colchester, Brightlingsea and Tendring area, and have contributed a range of habitat improvements to gardens, large and small. They advise groups and businesses too, including the sailing club. They provide a free service, helping people who would not otherwise have the time or resources to look after their garden, keep it accessible, and allow them to experience nature on their doorstep.
