‘Without the garden, I’d feel our home had lost its lungs’

n the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, refugee camps pepper the landscape. Domiz 1, one of the largest settlements, houses more than 30,000 residents in concrete and tented shelters that stretch grey and grim as far as the eye can see. Tens of thousands more refugees – predominantly escaping war in Syria or internally displaced within Iraq by the brutal invasion of Isis – are living in similar conditions. It’s here that not-for-profit organisation the Lemon Tree Trust has focused its efforts. From providing packets of seeds to helping to establish community gardens in the camps, it uses plants to ease feelings of isolation and anxiety, as well as build skills, improve access