Who We Are
Green Synergy is a well-respected, award-winning Lincoln based gardening and horticulture charity that supports people to socialise, learn and thrive. Our charity currently manages two community gardens, Hillside Garden and Ellie’s Memorial Garden as well as developing outreach urban gardening. Our work supports people of all ages in the most under-served communities in Lincolnshire to improve their mental and physical wellbeing.
Our programmes focus on supporting people in the most deprived communities in Lincolnshire to improve their mental and physical wellbeing whilst managing the green spaces in environmentally responsible ways.
We deliver community gardening and therapeutic horticulture programmes, volunteering, warm and cool spaces hub activities and community engagement events to bring people together in our community gardens and spaces and to support people living in Lincolnshire to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
2023 was our 10th anniversary as a charity and Green Synergy was proud to have won the Best Gardening and Horticulture Charity- East Midlands in the Non-Profit Organisation Awards for both 2023 and 2024.
Our 2024-2027 Strategy
Green Synergy marked our 10th Anniversary from the establishment of our charity in 2023 and as the charity moves into its next decade it is an exciting phase of development from the perspective of the gardens, the team and all those we welcome to the gardens. In order to evolve our new strategic plan, our Trustees and workforce team undertook a parallel Business Model Canvas process. This enabled the charity to explore our current and future services, the gardens’ leases, our challenges, opportunities and risks. We also looked at the current and future needs of our communities and the landscape that the charity is operating in. This process culminated in a Board and Team away day to enable the sharing and fertilisation of ideas to refine our vision, mission, values, cornerstones and our Theory of Change.
Green Synergy Theory of Change
A copy of our 2024-2027 Strategy can be downloaded here: Green Synergy Strategy 2024 – 2027 Final
Our Vision
Green Synergy’s vision is to create healthier and caring communities connecting nature, people and plants.
Our Mission
Green Synergy’s mission is to inspire, enable and empower people in Greater Lincolnshire to meet, grow, learn and thrive through community gardening and connecting with nature.
Our Values
- Inclusive
- We seek to be welcoming, accepting, trusting, accessible and non-judgemental with our diverse communities.
- Understanding
- We care, support and empower people, plants and our places to thrive and feel safe.
- Respectful
- We treat people with dignity, fairness, integrity and respect at all times.
- Collaborative
- We work towards productive partnerships to enable communities and people to connect and grow.
Our Cornerstones
- Person Centred
- We take an empathetic approach through active listening, acting and supporting people where they are at in an accepting environment.
- Sustainable
- Managing our resources responsibly and protecting the sustainability of our people, places, finances and our plants safely.
- Growth
- Enabling people, places and our organisation to grow through skills building, partnership connections and income development.
- Innovative
- Adopting creative, agile, responsive and resourceful approaches to our services, communities and organisation.
