A community nonprofit
The Giving Gardeners
Growing stronger communities through gardens, sharing, and kindness.
We connect neighbors with gardeners, landscapers, volunteers, businesses, and community organizations who want to donate time, materials, plants, food, and knowledge.
No account needed — look around the whole site, use every form as a guest, and only join later if you want to track your requests.
4,182
Yards restored
61,300 lb
Produce shared
2,940
Active volunteers
128
Partner businesses
The interactive community map
Enter your ZIP code and turn categories on or off to see the gardeners, plants, produce, materials, classes, and organizations near you.
Heirloom tomato starts
Maribel O. · 0.4 mi
24 seedlings ready for new homes — porch pickup all week.
Free arborist wood chips
Cedar & Sons Landscaping · 1.1 mi
Full truckload, drop-off available within 5 miles.
Saturday senior yard crew
Riverbend Volunteers · 1.6 mi
Six volunteers, tools included. Booking two seniors per week.
Native seed library
Prairie Roots Nonprofit · 2.0 mi
Milkweed, coneflower, bee balm. Take what you need.
Extra zucchini + basil
The Nguyen Family · 0.7 mi
Harvest overflow every Thursday evening.
Apple & plum tree gleaning
Hillcrest Orchard · 3.4 mi
Bring your own bags — pick before the frost.
Maple Street Community Garden
Maple Street Co-op · 0.9 mi
Four open beds and a shared tool shed.
Beginner composting class
Westside Library · 1.3 mi
Free, family friendly, wheelchair accessible room.
Bread + produce rescue run
Northside Food Bank · 2.7 mi
Boxes packed Tuesdays, delivery volunteers welcome.
Garden rescue: hostas & ferns
Dana R. · 1.8 mi
Patio project starts Friday — please dig and rescue.
Tiller & chipper lending
Grange Tool Library · 4.2 mi
Free 48-hour loans with a volunteer operator.
Lincoln Elementary garden club
Lincoln Elementary · 1.0 mi
Needs seeds, soil, and reading volunteers.
Ways this community grows
Every part of the platform is built for participation — give what you have, ask for what you need.
Giving Gardeners
Licensed, insured professionals donating time to seniors, veterans, and neighbors who need a hand.
ExploreShare & Grow
Seeds, starts, houseplants, bulbs, divisions, compost, pots, and tools — listed and mapped by neighbors.
ExploreFood Rescue
Extra harvests, fruit, herbs, and eggs go to neighbors and food banks instead of the compost pile.
ExploreGarden Rescue
Before a landscaping project begins, healthy plants get posted so neighbors can transplant them.
ExploreForaging Basics
Learn identification fundamentals, safety rules, and local regulations. Education only — never guess.
ExploreLearning Center
Native plants, water conservation, composting, pollinators, food preservation, and beginner guides.
Explore
Neighbors, in their own words
“I had a citation on my door and no way to fix it. Eleven neighbors showed up with wheelbarrows. Now I sit on my porch again.”
Miss Eleanor, 81
Homeowner, Northside
“I came to donate one Saturday. I've been to forty-three yards since. I learned pruning from a retired arborist named Hal.”
Diego M.
Volunteer, 2 years
“Plants we used to haul to the dump now go straight to a neighbor's yard. Garden Rescue saved us tipping fees and a lot of guilt.”
Cedar & Sons
Business partner
Start where you are
A packet of seeds, one Saturday morning, an extra basket of tomatoes — small gifts turn into whole gardens.