From Plot to Planet: How Starting a Garden Helps Regenerate the Earth
Why Gardening Is Climate Action
Published
Jun 11, 2025
Topic
Sustainability Insights
The climate crisis can feel overwhelming, but solutions can start surprisingly close to home. One of the most powerful things anyone can do for biodiversity, the soil, and the climate? Start a garden.
It doesn't have to be big. It doesn’t even need to be perfect. But every green patch, whether on a balcony, in a backyard, or part of a community plot, is a small ecosystem in itself. A living, breathing answer to some of the most pressing environmental challenges we face.
Why Gardening Is Climate Action
According to the IUCN, nature-based solutions like home gardens are essential to restoring biodiversity and tackling the climate crisis. Gardens improve soil health, sequester carbon, reduce urban heat, and create safe spaces for pollinators and wildlife.
In cities across Europe, from Amsterdam to Vienna, urban greening programs are gaining momentum, turning grey spaces green and proving that small-scale initiatives can drive large-scale change.
As NRC recently reported, “a wilder garden is a better garden.” Allowing native plants to thrive, reducing pesticide use, and letting lawns grow just a bit longer are all ways to invite nature back in. Studies in the UK show that urban wildflower patches can host insect life as rich as rural meadows. A single garden can become a refuge for bees, butterflies, birds, and biodiversity at large.
What You Can Do
Start small. Even a few pots with herbs or native flowers make a difference.
Plant for pollinators. Use wildflower mixes and avoid pesticide-treated plants.
Think soil-first. Compost, mulch, and let the underground ecosystem flourish.
Rethink your lawn. Letting a strip of grass grow wild supports insect life and stores more carbon.
Collect rainwater. It saves water and supports more resilient plants.
And When You Can’t Garden: Use Terry
Of course, not everyone has a garden. But everyone can take climate action. That’s where Terry comes in.
Terry is a platform that turns everyday shopping into ecosystem restoration. When you shop through Terry, a portion of the brand’s commission goes directly to vetted climate projects, without costing you a cent more.
Projects supported include:
🌳 Reforestation with One Tree Planted
🌿 Kelp forest restoration via Kelp Forest Alliance
🐝 Pollinator protection & biodiversity with The Pollinators
🌾 Agroforestry and food system renewal with Trees for the Future
🌊 Ocean cleanups and marine conservation with The Oceancy
🚜 Regenerative agriculture with Land van Ons
While you plant seeds in your backyard, Terry helps plant forests, restore oceans, and protect biodiversity around the world.
Everyday Actions. Extraordinary Impact.
It’s not either-or: it’s both. Tend a wilder garden. Let nature thrive at home. And when you need to make a purchase, do it in a way that supports planet-positive change.
Together, our local choices and collective actions can regenerate the ecosystems we depend on.
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Shop consciously. Support climate action. All at no extra cost.
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