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Combining growing, science, art and music. With Dandelion absolutely anything goes grows.

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Something different has taken root

In 2022 Dandelion inspired a nation to Sow, Grow and Share. Our creative programme started on the island of Heisgeir and spread to towns, cities and villages across Scotland. Over 589,000 people participated in events and activities, including two festivals of music and growing in Glasgow and Inverness. Working with our partners we turned unused areas of land into 12 Unexpected Gardens, gave away 80,000 edible plant plugs and worked with 468 schools. Dandelion culminated in over 500 events as part of the largest-ever creative celebration of Harvest staged across Scotland.

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16 November 2022

This was Dandelion 2022!

Across the growing season, we have been encouraging people to Sow, Grow and Share and what a time we had doing it. Over 589,000 of you took part in our live events and activities programme all across Scotland. 
Good food at Harvest Time
28 October 2022

Explore The Town is the Menu

What would your town - or street, school, or community look like on a plate? Read what our Unexpected Gardens came up with.
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Five people in a garden are smiling at the camera. There is a wildflower patch behind them and a wheelbarrow holding produce from the garden in the foreground. The people are smiling and holding different objects: a rake, a pitchfork, weeder, guitar and a super-8 film camera.

Harvest

Dandelion culminated in in over 500 events as part of the largest-ever creative celebration of Harvest staged across Scotland.

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Unexpected Gardens

Dandelion’s Unexpected Gardens sprang up all across Scotland.

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Dandelion Festivals

Two free festivals in Glasgow and Inverness bookended the summer featuring live music, performance, talks, workshops, science and plant giveaways.

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Cubes of Perpetual Light

Our glowing, growing cubes were seen by 96,000 people on their journey across Scotland.

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Schools Growing Initiative

468 schools, over 100 Grow Cubes, tonnes of tatties – one big growing experiment.

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Heisgeir - Film

Our story began with our launch film in April 2022 – not in the city, a town or even a farm, but on a tiny island in the very far north-west of Scotland.

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Free for Alls

80,000 free plants were given away by our towering Flower Singer, so that absolutely anyone could give growing a go.

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