RHS Nature Park Grant: Transforming Schools with Living Walls

By Matt Lindsay

Installed by: This Green Moon (approved Growing Revolution partner)

Project: Greening Up Schools via RHS Nature Park Grant Funding

Funding amount: £5,000

Materials Delivered by: Growing Revolution

Background

The RHS Nature Park Grant awards schools every year with funding to support outdoor learning and biodiversity. In 2025, 1,010 eligible schools in the UK are being awarded up to £5,000 to support these aims, often are schools with no, or limited green space accessible to staff or students.

Many schools have chosen to partner with Growing Revolution both as part of this fund, and through private funding, to bring living walls directly into playgrounds, courtyards, and classrooms through our low-maintenance, sustainable PlantBox living wall system.

Photo: This Green Moon

The Importance of "Greening Up"

Access to nature and greenery is proven to support children’s mental health, engagement and academic performance. Living Walls are a powerful way to:

 

  • Reconnect students with the natural world
  • Improve focus, calmness, and behaviours
  • Improve local air quality
  • Support school-wide sustainability goals

PlantBox Living Walls

 

We supplied and supported schools with our low-maintenance, modular, and stackable PlantBox living wall that does not cost the earth! Features include:

  1. Simple set up: simply restrain back to a suitable wall or frame
  2. Low-maintenance: built-in reservoir means plants thrive for longer
  3. Built in the UK from 100% recycled materials
  4. Adaptable to grant funding. Whether it’s £100, or £10,000, PlantBox is stackable and modular and can be used to transform plain or uninspiring walls

Testimonial

“Growing Revolution helped the children’s dreams of a living wall come true! It stands proudly at our entrance, inviting everyone to come in. The local residents and parents love it too. Every school should have one!”

– Clare Campbell, Headteacher, Divine Mercy Primary School, Manchester