Digging for Victory: Stories from wartime gardens
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It is 80 years since the Dig for Victory campaign, a war-time Ministry of Agriculture initiative to help to keep the population healthy during rationing following the naval blockade that saw food imports drastically reduce.
By 1943, most households had their own garden plot, with businesses and public parks also giving land to food growing.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has been asking people to share family photos and experiences of their wartime vegetable gardens.
image copyrightGeoff Stearn
image copyrightCarla Ferri
image copyrightJulia Makra
image copyright Jim Wilson
image copyrightChristine Regas
image copyrightRoger Staker
image copyrightBetty Richards
image copyrightCarolyn Bevan
image copyrightMargaret Holt
image copyrightHillary Haston
image copyrightMargot Drury
image copyrightJane Garner
image copyrightFreda Peach
All images copyrighted to the contributors, courtesy RHS. The photos from part of an exhibit at the RHS Lindley Library and are in RHS gardens from 14 October 2019.