A garden where people and nature grow together
Grozone is a community garden in Northwich where people of all ages and abilities can connect with nature, learn new skills and enjoy spending time outdoors.
🌱 People
A place to connect
Grozone brings people together to learn, volunteer, grow and enjoy time outdoors.
🐝 Nature
A place for wildlife
We create habitats where wildflowers, insects, birds and other wildlife can thrive.
🥕 Growing
A place to learn
From growing food to caring for the garden, there’s always something new to learn.
More than a garden
Grozone is a place to slow down, get involved and spend time outdoors.Whether you’re volunteering, growing food, taking part in an activity or simply enjoying the garden, everyone is welcome.
We want Grozone to be a space where people can build confidence, develop skills, meet others and enjoy the benefits of being close to nature.
The Grozone Ethos
Respect Each Other
We want Grozone to be welcoming, inclusive and enjoyable for everyone.
Respect The Environment
We look after the garden and create space for wildlife to thrive.
Respect The Equipment
We reuse, recycle, compost and make the most of what we have.
Part of something bigger
Grozone is part of Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside.
Grozone is a Groundwork CLM project. Groundwork has been helping communities become greener, healthier and more sustainable since 1985.
Their work focuses on creating better places, helping people build skills and opportunities, and supporting greener ways of living and working - values that fit closely with everything we do at Grozone.
Our story began in summer 2008, when we first visited the long-abandoned Danefield Nurseries. The site was seriously overgrown, but we could see its potential. With the local community behind us, we began designing a new garden and, once planning permission was granted, started the huge job of clearing the site, creating paths and bringing it back to life.
In November 2010, we were awarded £48,000 through the People’s Millions, giving Grozone a huge boost. The garden continued to grow and evolve, with new features including beehives, a winter yurt and a greenhouse with water harvesting.
A major lottery grant allowed Grozone to open six days a week, with six members of staff supporting the project for two years. Since then, further funding has helped us continue running sessions and activities for volunteers, families and the wider community.
When we first cleared the site, we worked with children from Victoria Road Primary School to help design a feature for the new garden. Their ideas led to Grozone’s first totem pole. It stood proudly in the garden for several years before sadly being blown down by Storm Barney in 2015.
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, Grozone received two Gold Awards in North West in Bloom. In September, we celebrated our 10th birthday - a fantastic milestone for a project that had started with an overgrown piece of land and a vision for something better.
Grozone continues to grow, both figuratively and literally. Thousands of volunteer sessions have helped maintain and develop the garden, while new activities and opportunities continue to bring people together. We’re always looking for the next way to develop Grozone while staying true to our ethos.
Come and see what we’re growing. We’d love to have you visit us.