Yard sharing is a community-focused initiative where individuals donate or lend their unused or underutilized yard space for others to use, typically for gardening, food production, or, in the case of projects like Kind Hearts Bloom, specialty cut flower gardening.

This concept encourages collaboration and resource sharing, transforming private spaces into productive and beneficial areas that serve the community.

Why Yard Sharing Matters:

Maximizing Underused Resources: Many homeowners have yard space that is unused or too large to manage, and yard sharing puts that space to good use.

Building Community Connections: It fosters relationships between yard owners and volunteers, creating a sense of teamwork and shared purpose.

Promoting Sustainability: Shared gardens contribute to environmental health by increasing green spaces, supporting pollinators, and reducing urban heat.

Supporting Local Projects: Yards can become vital for initiatives like growing flowers for community support programs or CSA subscriptions, directly benefiting neighbors and local causes.

How It Works:

1) A homeowner offers their yard space for gardening.

2) A nonprofit, community group, or individual gardeners provide the labor, plants, and maintenance.

3) The harvest (flowers, produce, etc.) is used for specific purposes, such as charity donations, community programs, or even shared between participants.

Yard sharing is a win-win model that turns personal property into a tool for community building and shared prosperity.

Be Part of Something Bigger
By donating your yard, you’re contributing to a mission that spreads kindness, builds community connections, and brings joy through flowers. Each donated yard becomes a hub of beauty and generosity.

Support Sustainability
Transforming underutilized spaces into productive gardens reduces environmental waste, supports pollinators, builds native habitats, and creates a local, sustainable source of cut flowers.

No Cost Garden Design
Homeowners receive a professionally designed garden that integrates native plants with cut flowers, beautifying their property while supporting the program's goals.

Foster Community and Connection
Your yard becomes a gathering point for volunteers and neighbors, strengthening relationships and building a sense of shared purpose.

Minimal Commitment, Maximum Impact
Volunteers handle the planting, maintenance, and harvesting, so you don’t have to lift a finger—just enjoy the view and the knowledge that your yard is making a difference!

Why Donate Your Yard?

Join us in spreading joy and kindness, one yard at a time!

Donate your yard to the Neighborhood Blooms Yard Share Program and help flowers bloom across our community.