posted by:  Auchterhouse Primary School

Over the years the staff, pupils and volunteers have worked exceptionally hard to transform waste ground into a community garden to be proud of. The children work in the garden every week and have grown vegetables and plants, sold vegetables and plants, dug up weeds, made a willow arch, painted decorative stones, made bark paths and helped to create a sensory area for the nursery

BEFORE

Mrs Sarah Burke was so proud of all the work; she decided to enter us into the Beautiful Garden competition. Inspectors came to visit the garden and ask the pupils questions about their work.

We were invited to attend the Beautiful Garden awards ceremony in Montrose and we were delighted to win the Lord Provost quiche and £30 voucher for the best overall garden in Angus.  We also won a bird house and £30 voucher for the best school garden.

The Lord Provost will be invited to come and visit the garden and we have had requests from pupils at other schools wanting to visit.

Special Thanks

Mr and Mrs Baird, for the past few years you have come to the school each week to work with pupils and staff in the garden. Your dedication and enthusiasm is commended and you have created a garden to be proud of.

                                               AFTER

Mrs Burke you were passionate about the learning that took place in the garden and how to develop it further. Thank you for your hard work and for entering us into the competition.